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Washington

Capital: Olympia · Statehood: 1889

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Population (2020 Census)

7,705,281

Total area

71,298

mi² · 184,661 km²

GDP per capita 2024

$108,468

Nominal GDP 2024

$854,683

millions USD

Current constitution

November 11, 1889

Last amendment

November 4, 2025

# of constitutions

1

# of amendments

110

National rank

By population

#13 of 50

By area

#20 of 50

By statehood

#39 of 50

By # of amendments

#29 of 50

USA comparison

By population

+16% vs avg
7,705,281 · this stateAvg: 6,615,195Median: 4,657,757Max: 39,538,223

By area

−6% vs avg
66,456 sq mi · this stateAvg: 70,637 sq miMedian: 54,158 sq miMax: 570,641 sq mi

Regional comparison

By population

Washington7,705,281
Paraguay7,191,685
Arizona7,151,502
Massachusetts7,029,917
El Salvador6,481,102

By area

Missouri68,742 sq mi
Oklahoma68,595 sq mi
Uruguay67,037 sq mi
Washington66,456 sq mi
Nicaragua50,337 sq mi
This stateUS statesLatin-American countries

Judicial branch

Court of last resort

Supreme Court

State appellate court of last resort

Intermediate appellate court

Court of Appeals

Court of intermediate appellate jurisdiction

Trial court

Superior Courts

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Inferior trial court

District Courts

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Municipal Courts

Local trial court of limited jurisdiction

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