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District of Columbia population 2026

Q: What is the population of District of Columbia in 2026?

The latest official figure is 693,645, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, District of Columbia would have about 696 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

District of Columbia has 693,645 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 2,335 more than a year earlier (+0.34%). It is 49th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 0.2% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 696 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

District of Columbia in numbers

Population: 694 thousand 1 July 2025
Change in a year: +0.34% +2,335 people
Change since 2020: +3.38% from 671 thousand
Share of the US: 0.2% 49th of 50 states and DC
Population density: 4,381per km² 158 km²
Births in the year: 7 thousand deaths: 5 thousand
International migration: +4 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US: −4 thousand more people left than moved in

In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 2,516, 3,915 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 4,128 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

That is about as many people as Luxembourg (687 thousand).

Population of District of Columbia by year

694k

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Year	Population
2010	605,282
2011	620,290
2012	635,737
2013	651,559
2014	663,603
2015	677,014
2016	687,576
2017	697,079
2018	704,147
2019	708,253
2020	670,958
2021	669,637
2022	674,501
2023	682,559
2024	691,310
2025	693,645

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	693,645	+2,335	+0.34%
2024	691,310	+8,751	+1.28%
2023	682,559	+8,058	+1.19%
2022	674,501	+4,864	+0.73%
2021	669,637	−1,321	−0.20%
2020	670,958	−37,295	−5.27%
2019	708,253	+4,106	+0.58%
2018	704,147	+7,068	+1.01%
2017	697,079	+9,503	+1.38%
2016	687,576	+10,562	+1.56%
2015	677,014	+13,411	+2.02%
2014	663,603	+12,044	+1.85%
2013	651,559	+15,822	+2.49%
2012	635,737	+15,447	+2.49%
2011	620,290	+15,008	+2.48%

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

District of Columbia among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
#
1	California	39,355,309	−0.02%	11.5%	98
2	Texas	31,709,821	+1.25%	9.3%	47
3	Florida	23,462,518	+0.84%	6.9%	169
4	New York State	20,002,427	+0.01%	5.9%	164
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.10%	3.8%	113
6	Illinois	12,719,141	+0.13%	3.7%	89
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.34%	3.5%	113
8	Georgia (US State)	11,302,748	+0.88%	3.3%	76
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+1.32%	3.3%	89
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.28%	3.0%	69
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+0.44%	2.8%	501
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+0.69%	2.6%	87
13	Washington State	8,001,020	+0.92%	2.3%	47
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+0.89%	2.2%	26
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+0.88%	2.1%	69
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+0.22%	2.1%	354
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+0.56%	2.0%	75
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+0.43%	1.8%	35
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+0.32%	1.8%	249
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+0.40%	1.8%	22
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+0.26%	1.7%	43
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+0.57%	1.7%	28
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+1.46%	1.6%	72
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+0.58%	1.5%	40
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	+0.07%	1.4%	41
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+0.50%	1.3%	45
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.19%	1.3%	17
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+0.62%	1.2%	23
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+0.38%	1.1%	294
30	Utah	3,538,904	+1.02%	1.0%	17
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+0.88%	1.0%	12
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+0.25%	0.9%	22
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+0.60%	0.9%	23
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+0.40%	0.9%	14
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	+0.14%	0.9%	24
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	−0.06%	0.6%	7
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+1.44%	0.6%	10
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+0.62%	0.6%	10
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−0.07%	0.5%	28
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−0.15%	0.4%	86
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+0.48%	0.4%	61
42	Maine	1,414,874	+0.46%	0.4%	18
43	Montana	1,144,694	+0.63%	0.3%	3
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+0.37%	0.3%	416
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+0.94%	0.3%	210
46	South Dakota	935,094	+0.86%	0.3%	5
47	North Dakota	799,358	+0.75%	0.2%	5
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.10%	0.2%	1
49	District of Columbia	693,645	+0.34%	0.2%	4,381
50	Vermont	644,663	−0.29%	0.2%	27
51	Wyoming	588,753	+0.35%	0.2%	2

Largest cities in District of Columbia

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Washington689,545
Downtown DC52,560
Columbia Heights38,000
Mount Pleasant35,842
Central 14th Street / Spring Road25,899
Northwest One23,386

Air quality in District of Columbia today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Washington

Questions

What is the population of District of Columbia in 2026?

The latest official figure is 693,645, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, District of Columbia would have about 696 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is District of Columbia’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 2,335 people (+0.34%) in the latest year, and has changed +3.38% since 2020. In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 2,516, 3,915 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 4,128 more people moved to the rest of the US than moved in.

How does District of Columbia rank in the US?

District of Columbia is 49th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 0.2% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of District of Columbia?

About 4,381 people per km², on 158 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in District of Columbia?

Washington, with about 690 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: District of Columbia population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/district-of-columbia/

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