Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named after

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...

, revolutionary war general and first President of the United States. It is the most common county name in the United States. The following 32 states and one district have or had a Washington County:

Extant counties

* Washington County, Alabama * Washington County, Arkansas *

Washington County, Colorado Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,817. The county seat is Akron. The county was named in honor of the United States President George Washington. History Colorado ...

* Washington County, Florida * Washington County, Georgia * Washington County, Idaho * Washington County, Illinois * Washington County, Indiana * Washington County, Iowa * Washington County, Kansas * Washington County, Kentucky *

Washington Parish, Louisiana Washington Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Washington'') is a parish located in the interior southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,168. Its parish seat is ...

* Washington County, Maine (in Massachusetts prior to 1820) *

Washington County, Maryland Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for th ...

* Washington County, Minnesota *

Washington County, Mississippi Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,137. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washing ...

* Washington County, Missouri *

Washington County, Nebraska Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,234. Its county seat is Blair. Washington County is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE- IA Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

* Washington County, New York * Washington County, North Carolina * Washington County, Ohio *

Washington County, Oklahoma Washington County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,455. Its county seat is Bartlesville. Named for President George Washington, it is the second smalle ...

Washington County, Oregon Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, making it the second most populous county in the state and most populous "Wa ...

Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington. Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is ...

Washington County, Rhode Island Washington County, known locally as South County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,839. Rhode Island counties have no governmental functions other than as court administra ...

* Washington County, Tennessee * Washington County, Texas * Washington County, Utah * Washington County, Vermont *

Washington County, Virginia Washington County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,935. Its county seat is Abingdon. Washington County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statis ...

* Washington County, Wisconsin

Former counties

* Washington County, South Dakota, a former county (1883–1943) that was divided in 1943 because of financial troubles in South Dakota * Washington County, District of Columbia, a former county of the District of Columbia that was abolished in 1871 along with all of the other counties in that District *Washington County, Massachusetts, became Washington County, Maine, in 1820 when Maine was separated and granted statehood status. * Washington District, North Carolina, a district and later county in North Carolina that became part of Tennessee in 1796.

Other uses

* List of Washington counties, counties in the state of Washington * ''Washington County'' (album), a 1970 album by Arlo Guthrie * Washington County School District (disambiguation)

Extant counties

Former counties

Other uses

See also