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There are 39 counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.^[1] The first counties were created from unorganized territory in 1845.^[2]

Certain residents of Snohomish County consider themselves to be part of Freedom County. Freedom County has elected county officials, but is not officially recognized by Snohomish County, the state of Washington, or the federal government.

Washington's postal abbreviation is WA and its FIPS state code is 53.

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County	FIPS Code ^[3]	County seat ^[4]	Established ^[4]	Origin ^[2]	Etymology ^[2]	Population ^[4]	Area ^[4]
Adams County	001	Ritzville	1883	Whitman County	John Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States	&0000000000016428.00000016,428	&0000000000001925.0000001,925 sq mi (4,986 km²)
Asotin County	003	Asotin	1883	Garfield County	The Nez Percé name for Eel Creek	&0000000000020551.00000020,551	&0000000000000636.000000636 sq mi (&0000000000001647.0000001,647 km²)
Benton County	005	Prosser	1905	Yakima and Klickitat Counties	Thomas Hart Benton (1782 – 1858), a Missouri U.S. Senator	&0000000000142475.000000142,475	&0000000000001703.0000001,703 sq mi (&0000000000004411.0000004,411 km²)
Chelan County	007	Wenatchee	1899	Okanogan and Kittitas Counties	A Native American word meaning deep water, likely referring to Lake Chelan	&0000000000066616.00000066,616	&0000000000002922.0000002,922 sq mi (&0000000000007568.0000007,568 km²)
Clallam County	009	Port Angeles	1854	Jefferson County	A Klallam word meaning "the strong people"	&0000000000064525.00000064,525	&0000000000001745.0000001,745 sq mi (&0000000000004520.0000004,520 km²)
Clark County	011	Vancouver	1845	Original county	William Clark (1770 – 1838), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition	&0000000000345238.000000345,238	&0000000000000628.000000628 sq mi (&0000000000001627.0000001,627 km²)
Columbia County	013	Dayton	1875	Walla Walla County	The Columbia River	&0000000000004064.0000004,064	&0000000000000869.000000869 sq mi (&0000000000002251.0000002,251 km²)
Cowlitz County	015	Kelso	1854	Original county	Cowlitz, an Indian tribe	&0000000000092948.00000092,948	&0000000000001139.0000001,139 sq mi (&0000000000002950.0000002,950 km²)
Douglas County	017	Waterville	1883	Lincoln County	Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), American statesman.	&0000000000032603.00000032,603	&0000000000001821.0000001,821 sq mi (&0000000000004716.0000004,716 km²)
Ferry County	019	Republic	1899	Stevens County	Elisha P. Ferry (1825 - 1895), first Governor of Washington State	&0000000000007260.0000007,260	&0000000000002204.0000002,204 sq mi (&0000000000005708.0000005,708 km²)
Franklin County	021	Pasco	1883	Whitman County	Benjamin Franklin	&0000000000049347.00000049,347	&0000000000001242.0000001,242 sq mi (&0000000000003217.0000003,217 km²)
Garfield County	023	Pomeroy	1881	Columbia County	James A. Garfield	&0000000000002397.0000002,397	&0000000000000710.000000710 sq mi (&0000000000001839.0000001,839 km²)
Grant County	025	Ephrata	1909	Douglas County	Ulysses S. Grant	&0000000000074698.00000074,698	&0000000000002681.0000002,681 sq mi (&0000000000006944.0000006,944 km²)
Grays Harbor County	027	Montesano	1854	Thurston County	Grays Harbor, a body of water named after Robert Gray	&0000000000067194.00000067,194	&0000000000001917.0000001,917 sq mi (&0000000000004965.0000004,965 km²)
Island County	029	Coupeville	1853	Thurston County	Whidbey, Camano, and the San Juan Islands	&0000000000071558.00000071,558	&0000000000000209.000000209 sq mi (&0000000000000541.000000541 km²)
Jefferson County	031	Port Townsend	1852	Thurston County	Thomas Jefferson	&0000000000025953.00000025,953	&0000000000001809.0000001,809 sq mi (&0000000000004685.0000004,685 km²)
King County	033	Seattle	1852	Thurston County	William Rufus King, vice president of the United States under Franklin Pierce; officially renamed in 1986 after Martin Luther King, Jr.	&0000000001737034.0000001,737,034	&0000000000002126.0000002,126 sq mi (&0000000000005506.0000005,506 km²)
Kitsap County	035	Port Orchard	1857	King and Jefferson Counties	Chief Kitsap	&0000000000231969.000000231,969	&0000000000000396.000000396 sq mi (&0000000000001026.0000001,026 km²)
Kittitas County	037	Ellensburg	1883	Yakima County	Kittitas tribe word of uncertain meaning	&0000000000033362.00000033,362	&0000000000002297.0000002,297 sq mi (&0000000000005949.0000005,949 km²)
Klickitat County	039	Goldendale	1859	Walla Walla County	Klickitat Tribe	&0000000000019161.00000019,161	&0000000000001872.0000001,872 sq mi (&0000000000004848.0000004,848 km²)
Lewis County	041	Chehalis	1845	Original county	Meriwether Lewis (1774 – 1809), the co-captain of the Lewis and Clark Expedition	&0000000000068600.00000068,600	&0000000000002408.0000002,408 sq mi (&0000000000006237.0000006,237 km²)
Lincoln County	043	Davenport	1883	Whitman County	Abraham Lincoln	&0000000000010184.00000010,184	&0000000000002311.0000002,311 sq mi (&0000000000005985.0000005,985 km²)
Mason County	045	Shelton	1854	King County	C.H. Mason, first Secretary of Washington Territory	&0000000000049405.00000049,405	&0000000000000961.000000961 sq mi (&0000000000002489.0000002,489 km²)
Okanogan County	047	Okanogan	1888	Stevens County	A Salish Native American word meaning rendezvous	&0000000000039564.00000039,564	&0000000000005268.0000005,268 sq mi (&0000000000013644.00000013,644 km²)
Pacific County	049	South Bend	1851	Lewis County	The Pacific Ocean	&0000000000020984.00000020,984	&0000000000000975.000000975 sq mi (&0000000000002525.0000002,525 km²)
Pend Oreille County	051	Newport	1911	Stevens County	The Pend d'Oreille Native American tribe	&0000000000011732.00000011,732	&0000000000001400.0000001,400 sq mi (&0000000000003626.0000003,626 km²)
Pierce County	053	Tacoma	1852	Thurston County	Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States	&0000000000700820.000000700,820	&0000000000001676.0000001,676 sq mi (&0000000000004341.0000004,341 km²)
San Juan County	055	Friday Harbor	1873	Whatcom County	San Juan Island	&0000000000014077.00000014,077	&0000000000000175.000000175 sq mi (&0000000000000453.000000453 km²)
Skagit County	057	Mount Vernon	1883	Whatcom County	The Skagit Native American tribe	&0000000000102979.000000102,979	&0000000000001735.0000001,735 sq mi (&0000000000004494.0000004,494 km²)
Skamania County	059	Stevenson	1854	Clark County	A Chinookan word meaning "swift water"	&0000000000009872.0000009,872	&0000000000001656.0000001,656 sq mi (&0000000000004289.0000004,289 km²)
Snohomish County	061	Everett	1861	Island County	The Snohomish tribe	&0000000000606024.000000606,024	&0000000000002090.0000002,090 sq mi (&0000000000005413.0000005,413 km²)
Spokane County	063	Spokane	1879	Stevens County	The Spokane Native American tribe	&0000000000417939.000000417,939	&0000000000001764.0000001,764 sq mi (&0000000000004569.0000004,569 km²)
Stevens County	065	Colville	1863	Walla Walla County	Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the first governor of the Washington Territory.	&0000000000040066.00000040,066	&0000000000002478.0000002,478 sq mi (&0000000000006418.0000006,418 km²)
Thurston County	067	Olympia	1852	Lewis County	Samuel R. Thurston, the Oregon Territory's first delegate to Congress	&0000000000207355.000000207,355	&0000000000000727.000000727 sq mi (&0000000000001883.0000001,883 km²)
Wahkiakum County	069	Cathlamet	1854	Cowlitz County	Leader of Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber"), Native American tribe	&0000000000003824.0000003,824	&0000000000000264.000000264 sq mi (&0000000000000684.000000684 km²)
Walla Walla County	071	Walla Walla	1854	Skamania County	The Walla Walla Native American tribe, and also another name for running water	&0000000000055180.00000055,180	&0000000000001270.0000001,270 sq mi (&0000000000003289.0000003,289 km²)
Whatcom County	073	Bellingham	1854	Island County	Nooksack word meaning "noisy water"	&0000000000166814.000000166,814	&0000000000002120.0000002,120 sq mi (&0000000000005491.0000005,491 km²)
Whitman County	075	Colfax	1871	Stevens County	Marcus Whitman, a Presbyterian missionary.	&0000000000040740.00000040,740	&0000000000002159.0000002,159 sq mi (&0000000000005592.0000005,592 km²)
Yakima County	077	Yakima	1865	Ferguson County (defunct)	The Yakama Native American tribe	&0000000000222581.000000222,581	&0000000000004296.0000004,296 sq mi (&0000000000011127.00000011,127 km²)