Washington
State in West · ranked on 2,211 metrics
Washington is a state in the West with a population of 8,074,082 (13th of 51). It ranks best for Yearly Salary 40 Hour Week Min (1st of 50), Standard Wage (1st of 51), Tipped Wages (1st of 49). It ranks lowest for % of Personal Income Coming from Child Support (51st of 51), Tot. Sales & Excise Tax Burden (48th of 50), Non-Violent Crime Rate (48th of 51).
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Percentile on 852 metrics that rank at least half of all US states, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Standard Wage$20.74Minimum Wage by State · 20261st of 51100
- 25th Percentile Wage$77,990Teacher Pay by State · 20221st of 51100
- Greenest States1st of 51100
- Least Racist States · 20261st of 51100
- Hourly Mean Wage$69.90Physician Assistant Salary by State1st of 51100
- Average Retirement Income by State · 20251st of 51100
- LIUNA Pay Scale by State1st of 50100
- Annual Salary$113,758BSN Salary by State1st of 50100
- Weekly Pay$1,256School Counselor Salary by State1st of 50100
- Millwright Avg Annual Salary$66,621Union Millwright Pay Scale by State · 20241st of 50100
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Average Engagement Ring Cost$10,109Engagement Ring Cost by State51st of 510
- Unemployment Benefits by State · 202151st of 510
- Child Support Percentage by State · 202251st of 510
- SWAMP Index Score79.52Most Corrupt States · 202051st of 510
- Drivers License Cost$89.00Driver's License Cost by State50th of 500
- Safety Rank50thQuality of Life by State · 202650th of 500
- Average Annual Sunlight 1971-20003,467 kJ/m²Best Weather by State48th of 480
- Death Penalty States27th of 270
- Chronically Homeless11,986Homeless Population by State · 202450th of 512
- Depression Rate Ages 0-141,940 per 100kMental Health Statistics by State · 202350th of 512
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US states
- BestHighest Standard Wage$20.741st of 51 US states · Minimum Wage by State · 2026
- BestHighest 25th Percentile Wage$77,9901st of 51 US states · Teacher Pay by State · 2022
- Worst51st of 51 US states · Engagement Ring Cost by State
- Worst51st of 51 US states · Unemployment Benefits by State · 2021
- Worst51st of 51 US states · Child Support Percentage by State · 2022
- Best1st of 51 US states · Greenest States
- Best1st of 51 US states · Least Racist States · 2026
- Worst51st of 51 US states · Most Corrupt States · 2020
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 60 widely reported measures from 12 categories, leaving out size and totals
New York69% similar
Oregon68% similar
California67% similar
Minnesota67% similar
Massachusetts67% similar
Cities in Washington
9 cities with a report card, largest first
Counties in Washington
39 counties with a report card, largest first
Quick answers
- What is the population of Washington?
- Washington has a population of 8,074,082, 13th among 51 US states.
- What does Washington rank best at?
- Among US states, Washington ranks best for Yearly Salary 40 Hour Week Min (1st of 50); Standard Wage (1st of 51); Tipped Wages (1st of 49).
- Where does Washington rank worst?
- Washington ranks lowest for % of Personal Income Coming from Child Support (51st of 51); Tot. Sales & Excise Tax Burden (48th of 50); Non-Violent Crime Rate (48th of 51).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Washington?
- Rankodex ranks Washington on 2,211 statistics compared with other US states, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
2,211 metrics with a value for this place, in 663 topics