Pierce County, Washington Cities (2024)

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.)

62 cities

City
Rank
2024 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Change
Density (/mi²)
Area (mi²)
Type
Tacoma1223,968219,7190.48%4,50549.7City
South Hill270,40264,1041.86%3,78818.6CDP
Lakewood361,86663,614-0.7%3,62617.1City
Puyallup441,89443,033-0.68%2,91714.4City
Parkland539,99737,9460.75%4,6288.6CDP
Graham636,65932,5052.63%85942.7CDP
Spanaway735,14633,7761.63%4,0198.7CDP
University Place835,09834,9020.14%4,2088.3City
Frederickson925,74522,2901.99%2,27611.3CDP
Bonney Lake1022,83822,8240.01%2,7798.2City
Elk Plain1114,22715,1920.01%1,6988.4CDP
Artondale1214,06414,0240.72%1,05113.4CDP
Fort Lewis1313,83913,0451.46%1,34510.3CDP
Gig Harbor1412,77912,0771.39%2,1655.9City
Prairie Ridge1512,60711,9800.65%2,9874.2CDP
Lake Tapps1612,25212,1290.23%1,00012.3CDP
Sumner1710,92010,6510.62%1,4507.5City
DuPont189,67410,112-1.12%1,6625.8City
Midland199,1019,5180.11%2,9973.0CDP
Summit View209,0009,0781.42%2,7823.2CDP
Summit218,9588,9930.79%1,7615.1CDP
Orting228,9239,049-0.36%3,2992.7City
Milton238,6898,704-0.05%3,1262.8City
Waller248,0027,6720.06%1,0068.0CDP
Clover Creek257,4936,8930.94%1,1586.5CDP
Wollochet267,3807,1930.71%1,2655.8CDP
Fircrest276,8537,169-1.14%4,3291.6City
Tehaleh286,8204,1527.69%7808.7CDP
North Fort Lewis296,5766,4024.4%1,1165.9CDP
Steilacoom306,5676,739-0.65%3,2662.0Town
Buckley315,7475,1692.57%1,4893.9City
Maplewood325,5815,1350.56%6748.3CDP
Prairie Heights334,9184,8100.74%1,3153.7CDP
Wauna344,7734,5090.89%7586.3CDP
Rosedale354,3114,3890.44%9504.5CDP
Longbranch364,1304,5680.58%20620.0CDP
Fox Island373,6463,6130.03%7025.2CDP
Canterwood382,9763,070-0.27%1,3912.1CDP
McChord AFB392,9643,2681.09%5045.9CDP
Eatonville402,7872,853-0.61%1,5261.8Town
Alderton412,6522,695-0.64%4645.7CDP
South Creek422,3191,958-0.6%3027.7CDP
Home431,7441,6491.51%2766.3CDP
Anderson Island441,7181,5712.87%2168.0CDP
North Puyallup451,5111,970-1.05%1,4391.1CDP
Vaughn461,4411,0524.65%6142.3CDP
Purdy471,4021,531-0.71%5822.4CDP
Crocker481,2101,322-0.33%1697.1CDP
McMillin491,1351,236-2.57%6821.7CDP
Clear Lake501,1131,065-1.94%1318.5CDP
Ruston511,0191,054-0.88%3,9800.3City
Roy52787821-1.13%1,6290.5City
Ashford537514895.33%3042.5CDP
Carbonado547377360%1,7720.4Town
McKenna55527623-2.41%4841.1CDP
Wilkeson56478501-1.24%1,0260.5Town
Raft Island574504160%1,6250.3CDP
Kapowsin583862491.05%944.1CDP
South Prairie59358376-1.38%9350.4Town
La Grande60237883.95%564.3CDP
Herron Island6111750-2.5%2460.5CDP
Alder62107134-6.96%333.2CDP

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.

What is the largest city in Pierce County, Washington?

Tacoma is the largest city in Pierce County.

What is the smallest city in Pierce County, Washington?

Alder is the smallest city in Pierce County.

How many cities are in Pierce County?

There are 62 cities in Pierce County, Washington.

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