Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 1 | 223,968 | 219,719 | 0.48% | 4,505 | 49.7 | City |
| South Hill | 2 | 70,402 | 64,104 | 1.86% | 3,788 | 18.6 | CDP |
| Lakewood | 3 | 61,866 | 63,614 | -0.7% | 3,626 | 17.1 | City |
| Puyallup | 4 | 41,894 | 43,033 | -0.68% | 2,917 | 14.4 | City |
| Parkland | 5 | 39,997 | 37,946 | 0.75% | 4,628 | 8.6 | CDP |
| Graham | 6 | 36,659 | 32,505 | 2.63% | 859 | 42.7 | CDP |
| Spanaway | 7 | 35,146 | 33,776 | 1.63% | 4,019 | 8.7 | CDP |
| University Place | 8 | 35,098 | 34,902 | 0.14% | 4,208 | 8.3 | City |
| Frederickson | 9 | 25,745 | 22,290 | 1.99% | 2,276 | 11.3 | CDP |
| Bonney Lake | 10 | 22,838 | 22,824 | 0.01% | 2,779 | 8.2 | City |
| Elk Plain | 11 | 14,227 | 15,192 | 0.01% | 1,698 | 8.4 | CDP |
| Artondale | 12 | 14,064 | 14,024 | 0.72% | 1,051 | 13.4 | CDP |
| Fort Lewis | 13 | 13,839 | 13,045 | 1.46% | 1,345 | 10.3 | CDP |
| Gig Harbor | 14 | 12,779 | 12,077 | 1.39% | 2,165 | 5.9 | City |
| Prairie Ridge | 15 | 12,607 | 11,980 | 0.65% | 2,987 | 4.2 | CDP |
| Lake Tapps | 16 | 12,252 | 12,129 | 0.23% | 1,000 | 12.3 | CDP |
| Sumner | 17 | 10,920 | 10,651 | 0.62% | 1,450 | 7.5 | City |
| DuPont | 18 | 9,674 | 10,112 | -1.12% | 1,662 | 5.8 | City |
| Midland | 19 | 9,101 | 9,518 | 0.11% | 2,997 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Summit View | 20 | 9,000 | 9,078 | 1.42% | 2,782 | 3.2 | CDP |
| Summit | 21 | 8,958 | 8,993 | 0.79% | 1,761 | 5.1 | CDP |
| Orting | 22 | 8,923 | 9,049 | -0.36% | 3,299 | 2.7 | City |
| Milton | 23 | 8,689 | 8,704 | -0.05% | 3,126 | 2.8 | City |
| Waller | 24 | 8,002 | 7,672 | 0.06% | 1,006 | 8.0 | CDP |
| Clover Creek | 25 | 7,493 | 6,893 | 0.94% | 1,158 | 6.5 | CDP |
| Wollochet | 26 | 7,380 | 7,193 | 0.71% | 1,265 | 5.8 | CDP |
| Fircrest | 27 | 6,853 | 7,169 | -1.14% | 4,329 | 1.6 | City |
| Tehaleh | 28 | 6,820 | 4,152 | 7.69% | 780 | 8.7 | CDP |
| North Fort Lewis | 29 | 6,576 | 6,402 | 4.4% | 1,116 | 5.9 | CDP |
| Steilacoom | 30 | 6,567 | 6,739 | -0.65% | 3,266 | 2.0 | Town |
| Buckley | 31 | 5,747 | 5,169 | 2.57% | 1,489 | 3.9 | City |
| Maplewood | 32 | 5,581 | 5,135 | 0.56% | 674 | 8.3 | CDP |
| Prairie Heights | 33 | 4,918 | 4,810 | 0.74% | 1,315 | 3.7 | CDP |
| Wauna | 34 | 4,773 | 4,509 | 0.89% | 758 | 6.3 | CDP |
| Rosedale | 35 | 4,311 | 4,389 | 0.44% | 950 | 4.5 | CDP |
| Longbranch | 36 | 4,130 | 4,568 | 0.58% | 206 | 20.0 | CDP |
| Fox Island | 37 | 3,646 | 3,613 | 0.03% | 702 | 5.2 | CDP |
| Canterwood | 38 | 2,976 | 3,070 | -0.27% | 1,391 | 2.1 | CDP |
| McChord AFB | 39 | 2,964 | 3,268 | 1.09% | 504 | 5.9 | CDP |
| Eatonville | 40 | 2,787 | 2,853 | -0.61% | 1,526 | 1.8 | Town |
| Alderton | 41 | 2,652 | 2,695 | -0.64% | 464 | 5.7 | CDP |
| South Creek | 42 | 2,319 | 1,958 | -0.6% | 302 | 7.7 | CDP |
| Home | 43 | 1,744 | 1,649 | 1.51% | 276 | 6.3 | CDP |
| Anderson Island | 44 | 1,718 | 1,571 | 2.87% | 216 | 8.0 | CDP |
| North Puyallup | 45 | 1,511 | 1,970 | -1.05% | 1,439 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Vaughn | 46 | 1,441 | 1,052 | 4.65% | 614 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Purdy | 47 | 1,402 | 1,531 | -0.71% | 582 | 2.4 | CDP |
| Crocker | 48 | 1,210 | 1,322 | -0.33% | 169 | 7.1 | CDP |
| McMillin | 49 | 1,135 | 1,236 | -2.57% | 682 | 1.7 | CDP |
| Clear Lake | 50 | 1,113 | 1,065 | -1.94% | 131 | 8.5 | CDP |
| Ruston | 51 | 1,019 | 1,054 | -0.88% | 3,980 | 0.3 | City |
| Roy | 52 | 787 | 821 | -1.13% | 1,629 | 0.5 | City |
| Ashford | 53 | 751 | 489 | 5.33% | 304 | 2.5 | CDP |
| Carbonado | 54 | 737 | 736 | 0% | 1,772 | 0.4 | Town |
| McKenna | 55 | 527 | 623 | -2.41% | 484 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Wilkeson | 56 | 478 | 501 | -1.24% | 1,026 | 0.5 | Town |
| Raft Island | 57 | 450 | 416 | 0% | 1,625 | 0.3 | CDP |
| Kapowsin | 58 | 386 | 249 | 1.05% | 94 | 4.1 | CDP |
| South Prairie | 59 | 358 | 376 | -1.38% | 935 | 0.4 | Town |
| La Grande | 60 | 237 | 88 | 3.95% | 56 | 4.3 | CDP |
| Herron Island | 61 | 117 | 50 | -2.5% | 246 | 0.5 | CDP |
| Alder | 62 | 107 | 134 | -6.96% | 33 | 3.2 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Tacoma is the largest city in Pierce County.
Alder is the smallest city in Pierce County.
There are 62 cities in Pierce County, Washington.