State of the United States
Washington State
Washington State is a state of the United States. It covers about 174,000 km² (67,200 mi²), the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as Uruguay. About 7.7 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 174,000 km²67,200 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 185,000 km²Wikidata · 5.8% above our measure |
| Share of the United States | 1.8%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 21st of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 7.7 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 44 people per km² |
| Capital | Olympia |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N |
| Type | StateUS-WA |
What the numbers say about Washington State
- Washington State covers 1.8% of the area of the United States and ranks 13th of 51 by population, against 21st by area.
- It would take 54.4 states and districts the size of Washington State to cover the United States.
- Washington State holds 2.3% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 43.
- The largest, Alaska, is 8.65× the size of Washington State; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Wisconsin (169,000 km², 1.03×) and Missouri (180,000 km², 1.04×).
- Counted as a country, Washington State would be larger than 149 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 91st by area, between Uruguay (177,000 km²) and Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- With 7.7 million people it would rank 102nd of 238 by population.
- Washington State has 44 people per km², about the density of Lithuania, which has 44 per km².
- That makes Washington State the 22nd most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 1.26× the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large in area, so Washington State looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Washington State stretches about 385 km north to south and 593 km east to west.
- Our measured 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaGuizhou0.99× · 175,000 km²PeopleNingxia1.07× · 7.2 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaGujarat0.94× · 184,000 km²PeopleHimachal Pradesh1.12× · 6.9 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleLower Saxony0.97× · 7.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes0.94× · 8.2 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleLombardy77% · 10.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.84× · 94,800 km²PeopleCatalonia0.96× · 8.0 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleAichi1.02× · 7.5 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaAcre1.13× · 154,000 km²PeopleSanta Catarina1.01× · 7.6 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleQuebec0.91× · 8.5 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria76% · 228,000 km²PeopleVictoria1.10× · 7.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaSonora0.97× · 179,000 km²PeopleJalisco0.98× · 7.8 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleBangkok1.36× · 5.7 million (2018)
Where Washington State ranks
Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 18North Dakota183,000 km²
- 19Oklahoma181,000 km²
- 20Missouri180,000 km²
- 21Washington State174,000 km²
- 22Wisconsin169,000 km²
- 23Georgia (United States)152,000 km²
- 24Illinois150,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. United States’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12