Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County
Yakima County
County
	Yakima County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Washington
	Washington's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°28′N 120°44′W / 46.467°N 120.733°W
Country	United States
State	Washington
Founded	January 21, 1865
Named for	Yakama Nation
Seat	Yakima
Largest city	Yakima
Area
• Total	4,311 sq mi (11,170 km2)
• Land	4,295 sq mi (11,120 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	256,728
• Estimate (2022)	257,001
• Density	58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.yakimacounty.us

Yakima County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 256,728.^[1] The county seat and most populous city is Yakima.^[2] The county was formed out of Ferguson County in January 1865 and is named for the Yakama tribe of Native Americans.

Yakima County comprises the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area and is Washington state's most populous majority-Hispanic county as of 2020.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2021.