There are 81 cities in Pierce County, Washington.
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 | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 1 | Washington | 223,968 | 219,719 | 0.48% | 4,505 | 49.71 |
| Kent | 2 | Washington | 132,306 | 136,592 | -0.8% | 3,911 | 33.83 |
| Federal Way | 3 | Washington | 96,605 | 100,988 | -1.12% | 4,326 | 22.33 |
| Auburn | 4 | Washington | 82,812 | 87,043 | -1.26% | 2,800 | 29.58 |
| South Hill | 5 | Washington | 70,079 | 64,104 | 1.63% | 3,771 | 18.59 |
| Lakewood | 6 | Washington | 61,866 | 63,614 | -0.7% | 3,626 | 17.06 |
| Puyallup | 7 | Washington | 41,894 | 43,033 | -0.68% | 2,917 | 14.36 |
| Parkland | 8 | Washington | 40,850 | 37,946 | 1.81% | 4,726 | 8.64 |
| Graham | 9 | Washington | 36,880 | 32,505 | 2.93% | 864 | 42.68 |
| University Place | 10 | Washington | 35,098 | 34,902 | 0.14% | 4,208 | 8.34 |
| Spanaway | 11 | Washington | 34,254 | 33,776 | 0.35% | 3,917 | 8.74 |
| Frederickson | 12 | Washington | 27,192 | 22,290 | 4.72% | 2,404 | 11.31 |
| Bonney Lake | 13 | Washington | 22,838 | 22,824 | 0.01% | 2,779 | 8.22 |
| Fort Lewis | 14 | Washington | 13,835 | 13,045 | 1.45% | 1,345 | 10.29 |
| Artondale | 15 | Washington | 13,700 | 14,024 | -0.59% | 1,024 | 13.38 |
| Edgewood | 16 | Washington | 13,538 | 12,412 | 2.12% | 1,615 | 8.38 |
| Elk Plain | 17 | Washington | 13,256 | 15,192 | -3.52% | 1,582 | 8.38 |
| Gig Harbor | 18 | Washington | 12,779 | 12,077 | 1.39% | 2,165 | 5.90 |
| Lakeland South | 19 | Washington | 12,745 | 12,467 | 0.55% | 2,600 | 4.90 |
| Enumclaw | 20 | Washington | 12,721 | 12,623 | 0.19% | 2,458 | 5.18 |
| Lake Tapps | 21 | Washington | 12,263 | 12,129 | 0.28% | 1,001 | 12.26 |
| Prairie Ridge | 22 | Washington | 12,182 | 11,980 | -1.06% | 2,887 | 4.22 |
| Sumner | 23 | Washington | 10,920 | 10,651 | 0.62% | 1,450 | 7.53 |
| Fife | 24 | Washington | 10,609 | 11,064 | -1.06% | 1,818 | 5.83 |
| Lake Morton-Berrydale | 25 | Washington | 9,953 | 11,118 | -2.47% | 808 | 12.32 |
| DuPont | 26 | Washington | 9,674 | 10,112 | -1.12% | 1,662 | 5.82 |
| Summit View | 27 | Washington | 9,058 | 9,078 | 1.74% | 2,800 | 3.23 |
| Orting | 28 | Washington | 8,923 | 9,049 | -0.36% | 3,299 | 2.71 |
| Milton | 29 | Washington | 8,689 | 8,704 | -0.05% | 3,126 | 2.78 |
| Summit | 30 | Washington | 8,663 | 8,993 | -0.89% | 1,703 | 5.09 |
| Midland | 31 | Washington | 8,644 | 9,518 | -2.46% | 2,846 | 3.04 |
| Waller | 32 | Washington | 8,159 | 7,672 | 1.04% | 1,026 | 7.95 |
| Clover Creek | 33 | Washington | 7,815 | 6,893 | 3.05% | 1,208 | 6.47 |
| Wollochet | 34 | Washington | 7,359 | 7,193 | 0.57% | 1,261 | 5.83 |
| Black Diamond | 35 | Washington | 7,187 | 4,846 | 8.86% | 1,089 | 6.60 |
| Tehaleh | 36 | Washington | 7,086 | 4,152 | 9.59% | 811 | 8.74 |
| Fircrest | 37 | Washington | 6,853 | 7,169 | -1.14% | 4,329 | 1.58 |
| Pacific | 38 | Washington | 6,823 | 7,237 | -1.5% | 2,819 | 2.42 |
| Steilacoom | 39 | Washington | 6,567 | 6,739 | -0.65% | 3,266 | 2.01 |
| Buckley | 40 | Washington | 5,747 | 5,169 | 2.57% | 1,489 | 3.86 |
| North Fort Lewis | 41 | Washington | 5,642 | 6,402 | -3.26% | 957 | 5.89 |
| Maplewood | 42 | Washington | 5,282 | 5,135 | -2.19% | 637 | 8.29 |
| Prairie Heights | 43 | Washington | 4,880 | 4,810 | 0.37% | 1,305 | 3.74 |
| Wauna | 44 | Washington | 4,869 | 4,509 | 1.88% | 773 | 6.30 |
| Rosedale | 45 | Washington | 4,157 | 4,389 | -1.38% | 916 | 4.54 |
| Lake Holm | 46 | Washington | 3,974 | 3,332 | 4.22% | 475 | 8.36 |
| Longbranch | 47 | Washington | 3,731 | 4,568 | -4.48% | 186 | 20.03 |
| Fox Island | 48 | Washington | 3,675 | 3,613 | 0.44% | 708 | 5.19 |
| Key Center | 49 | Washington | 3,261 | 3,631 | -1.48% | 223 | 14.63 |
| Burley | 50 | Washington | 3,101 | 2,515 | 4.98% | 653 | 4.75 |
| Canterwood | 51 | Washington | 3,023 | 3,070 | 0.53% | 1,413 | 2.14 |
| Eatonville | 52 | Washington | 2,787 | 2,853 | -0.61% | 1,526 | 1.83 |
| South Creek | 53 | Washington | 2,734 | 1,958 | 7.64% | 356 | 7.68 |
| Alderton | 54 | Washington | 2,677 | 2,695 | -0.15% | 468 | 5.72 |
| McChord AFB | 55 | Washington | 2,530 | 3,268 | -6.78% | 431 | 5.88 |
| Home | 56 | Washington | 1,735 | 1,649 | 1.28% | 274 | 6.32 |
| Anderson Island | 57 | Washington | 1,671 | 1,571 | 1.52% | 210 | 7.95 |
| Vaughn | 58 | Washington | 1,537 | 1,052 | 7.86% | 655 | 2.35 |
| Purdy | 59 | Washington | 1,408 | 1,531 | -0.5% | 585 | 2.41 |
| Stansberry Lake | 60 | Washington | 1,306 | 2,389 | -16.18% | 632 | 2.07 |
| Clear Lake | 61 | Washington | 1,249 | 1,065 | 3.82% | 147 | 8.49 |
| Fife Heights | 62 | Washington | 1,227 | 1,919 | -12.36% | 1,249 | 0.98 |
| Crocker | 63 | Washington | 1,194 | 1,322 | -1% | 167 | 7.14 |
| Browns Point | 64 | Washington | 1,153 | 961 | 2.49% | 2,840 | 0.41 |
| McMillin | 65 | Washington | 1,152 | 1,236 | -1.79% | 692 | 1.67 |
| North Puyallup | 66 | Washington | 1,118 | 1,970 | -16% | 1,065 | 1.05 |
| Ruston | 67 | Washington | 1,019 | 1,054 | -0.88% | 3,980 | 0.26 |
| Dash Point | 68 | Washington | 838 | 1,008 | -4.77% | 1,322 | 0.63 |
| Roy | 69 | Washington | 787 | 821 | -1.13% | 1,629 | 0.48 |
| Carbonado | 70 | Washington | 737 | 736 | 0% | 1,772 | 0.42 |
| Ashford | 71 | Washington | 711 | 489 | 2.6% | 288 | 2.47 |
| Raft Island | 72 | Washington | 486 | 416 | 3.85% | 1,755 | 0.28 |
| McKenna | 73 | Washington | 485 | 623 | -6.55% | 446 | 1.09 |
| Wilkeson | 74 | Washington | 478 | 501 | -1.24% | 1,026 | 0.47 |
| Kapowsin | 75 | Washington | 376 | 249 | -0.27% | 91 | 4.12 |
| South Prairie | 76 | Washington | 358 | 376 | -1.38% | 935 | 0.38 |
| Herron Island | 77 | Washington | 164 | 50 | 14.69% | 345 | 0.48 |
| Greenwater | 78 | Washington | 117 | 77 | 9.35% | 81 | 1.45 |
| La Grande | 79 | Washington | 117 | 88 | -30.36% | 27 | 4.26 |
| Alder | 80 | Washington | 114 | 134 | -4.2% | 35 | 3.21 |
| Elbe | 81 | Washington | 0 | 46 | 0% | 0 | 0.06 |
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.
Elbe is the smallest city in Pierce County.
There are 81 cities in Pierce County, Washington.