How many people live in Spokane County, WA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 555,900 people living in Spokane County, WA. That makes Spokane County the fourth-most populous county in Washington state. It is home to 6.9% of people living in the state.
556K
population of Spokane County, WA (2024)
6.9%
County share of the Washington population (2024)
About 555,900 people lived in Spokane County, WA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Spokane County, WA’s age demographics?
About 101,100 Spokane County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.4% of Washington’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 117,100 Spokane County, WA residents, or 21.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.9% of Washington’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Spokane County, WA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Spokane County, WA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 81.4% of the Spokane County, WA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Spokane County, WA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (4.2%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Spokane County’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.5%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.1% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Spokane County, WA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Washington as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Spokane County, WA is Spokane with about 230,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Spokane County, WA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spokane | 230,609 |
| 2. | Spokane Valley | 108,267 |
| 3. | Liberty Lake | 13,353 |
| 4. | Cheney | 12,700 |
| 5. | Airway Heights | 11,950 |
| 6. | Deer Park | 5,191 |
| 7. | Medical Lake | 5,003 |
| 8. | Millwood | 1,841 |
| 9. | Rockford | 627 |
| 10. | Fairfield | 598 |
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