State Profile

Washington

Population (2024): 7,627,500 million

Washington scores among top performing states for emergency preparedness. Its outcomes on two other key population health measures are mixed. The state placed in the high-performance tier for public health emergency preparedness in TFAH’s 2025 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide are higher than the average for other states. Based on 2024 data, the percentage of adults with obesity is lower than the U.S. median. Rates of diabetes and hypertension are lower than the U.S. median.