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Washington Public Records Search
Washington public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Washington and has a page for each of its 39 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 7,958,180).
🏛 Washington Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Washington State Department of Health – Vital Records Source: doh.wa.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Washington Sex Offender Information (WASPC) Source: waspc.org ↗ |
| Courts | Washington Courts |
| Land records | In Washington, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Auditor or county recording office. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Washington are heard by the Superior Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Washington are handled by the Superior Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most Washington court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Washington records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
King County
Pop. 2,340,211
Pierce County
Pop. 941,170
Snohomish County
Pop. 864,113
Spokane County
Pop. 555,947
Clark County
Pop. 527,269
Thurston County
Pop. 302,912
Kitsap County
Pop. 281,420
Yakima County
Pop. 258,523
Whatcom County
Pop. 234,954
Benton County
Pop. 218,190
Skagit County
Pop. 132,736
Cowlitz County
Pop. 113,982
All 39 Washington Counties
Adams County
Pop. 21,039
Asotin County
Pop. 22,523
Benton County
Pop. 218,190
Chelan County
Pop. 81,228
Clallam County
Pop. 77,958
Clark County
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Columbia County
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Cowlitz County
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Douglas County
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Ferry County
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Franklin County
Pop. 101,238
Garfield County
Pop. 2,404
Grant County
Pop. 104,717
Grays Harbor County
Pop. 77,893
Island County
Pop. 86,478
Jefferson County
Pop. 33,944
King County
Pop. 2,340,211
Kitsap County
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Kittitas County
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Klickitat County
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Lewis County
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Lincoln County
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Mason County
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Okanogan County
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Pacific County
Pop. 24,245
Pend Oreille County
Pop. 14,332
Pierce County
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San Juan County
Pop. 18,668
Skagit County
Pop. 132,736
Skamania County
Pop. 12,660
Snohomish County
Pop. 864,113
Spokane County
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Stevens County
Pop. 49,015
Thurston County
Pop. 302,912
Wahkiakum County
Pop. 4,800
Walla Walla County
Pop. 62,068
Whatcom County
Pop. 234,954
Whitman County
Pop. 48,399
Yakima County
Pop. 258,523