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Washington: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity

By Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing OfficerUpdated

Washington recorded 82,072 births in 2024 across 39 counties, served by 46 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 24 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 3,474 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.

Births, 2024
82,072-0.6% since 2021
Delivering hospitals
4624 more not reported
Offices of Lawyers
3,474CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
Births per lawyer office
23.6national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3

Births by county

Births by county in Washington, 2024A choropleth of Washington counties shaded by births recorded in 2024.
Births, 2024 ≤ 450 > 14,636

Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.

Washington births, 2021 to 2024. Four-year births series for Washington alongside the national total. Washington 82,072 -0.6% 2021→2024 United States 3,605,563 +0.6% 2021→2024 Delivering hospitals 46 +0.0% 2024 only Lawyer offices 3,474 +0.0% CBP 2023
Figure 2: Washington against the national series. Only the first two series are time series; the third and fourth are single-year values shown flat, and are labelled as such rather than being interpolated into a trend. National births detail. Sources: Census Bureau, 2024; County Business Patterns, 2023; CMS Care Compare, 2024.

Every county

All 39 counties in Washington. Sorted by births. Copy it into a spreadsheet, it is a real table.
CountyPopulation 2024Births 2024Lawyer officesBirths per officeDelivering hospitalsStatus unknown
King County2,340,21122,5171,58914.2112
Pierce County941,17010,87832633.432
Snohomish County864,1139,73723142.230
Spokane County555,9475,69828320.141
Clark County527,2695,60218530.320
Yakima County258,5233,3098538.911
Thurston County302,9122,99012923.220
Kitsap County281,4202,87712423.210
Benton County218,1902,3946934.730
Whatcom County234,9541,93210817.910
Franklin County101,2381,4177202.400
Skagit County132,7361,3864729.520
Grant County104,7171,3763045.912
Cowlitz County113,9821,2482549.910
Lewis County87,0499471659.210
Chelan County81,2287764517.212
Island County86,478774986.001
Grays Harbor County77,8936862034.310
Mason County69,6326445128.801
Douglas County45,7955063168.700
Clallam County77,9585002718.520
Walla Walla County62,0684962519.810
Okanogan County44,9424501334.602
Stevens County49,0154371043.710
Kittitas County48,1724191724.610
Whitman County48,3994001040.011
Adams County21,0393260undefined02
Asotin County22,523241460.301
Klickitat County24,1242090undefined01
Pacific County24,245162627.000
Jefferson County33,944156819.510
Lincoln County11,862113522.602
Pend Oreille County14,3321050undefined10
San Juan County18,668104138.000
Skamania County12,660990undefined00
Ferry County7,543620undefined01
Columbia County4,025360undefined01
Wahkiakum County4,800330undefined00
Garfield County2,404300undefined01

6 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 2,321 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence, not access to care.

Hospitals with obstetric services

70 Washington hospitals reporting an obstetric service status. Facilities confirming they do not provide labour and delivery are excluded from this table and counted on the national page.
HospitalCityCountyOwnershipLabour & deliveryBirthing Friendly
Astria Sunnyside HospitalSunnysideYakimaVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported,
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaThurstonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworthChelanGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Cascade Valley HospitalArlingtonSnohomishGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Confluence Health HospitalWenatcheeChelanVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Coulee Medical CenterGrand CouleeGrantGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Dayton General HospitalDaytonColumbiaGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneSpokaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
East Adams Rural HospitalRitzvilleAdamsGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirklandKingGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Ferry County Memorial HospitalRepublicFerryGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Forks Community HospitalForksClallamGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Garfield County Public Hospital District #1PomeroyGarfieldGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeenGrays HarborVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Highline Medical CenterBurienKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Island HospitalAnacortesSkagitGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Jefferson HealthcarePort TownsendJeffersonGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandBentonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalSeattleKingVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported,
Kittitas Valley Community HospitalEllensburgKittitasGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Lake Chelan Community HospitalChelanChelanGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverClarkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Lincoln HospitalDavenportLincolnGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Madigan Amc (Ft Lewis)Joint Base Lewis-McchordPierceDepartment of DefenseNot reported,
Mary Bridge Children'S HospitalTacomaPierceVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported,
Mason General Hospital & Family Of ClinicsSheltonMasonGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Mid Valley Hospital & ClinicOmakOkanoganGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupPierceVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleySpokaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Newport Community HospitalNewportPend OreilleGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Odessa Memorial Healthcare CenterOdessaLincolnGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesClallamGovernment - LocalYesDesignated
Othello Community HospitalOthelloAdamsGovernment - LocalNot reported,
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueKingVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Peacehealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouverClarkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Peacehealth St John Medical CenterLongviewCowlitzVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellinghamWhatcomVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Prosser Memorial HospitalProsserBentonGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneSpokaneVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaLewisVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneSpokaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleStevensVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettSnohomishVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaWalla WallaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaThurstonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Pullman Regional HospitalPullmanWhitmanGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Quincy Valley Medical CenterQuincyGrantGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Samaritan HospitalMoses LakeGrantProprietaryYesDesignated
Seattle Children'S HospitalSeattleKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported,
Shriners Hospital For ChildrenSpokaneSpokaneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported,
Skagit Valley HospitalMount VernonSkagitGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Skyline HospitalWhite SalmonKlickitatGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayKingVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaPierceVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleKitsapVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmondsSnohomishVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaPierceVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Three Rivers HospitalBrewsterOkanoganGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkstonAsotinVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported,
Trios HealthKennewickBentonGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
University Of Washington Medical CtrSeattleKingGovernment - StateYesDesignated
Valley Medical CenterRentonKingGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattleKingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Whidbeyhealth Medical CenterCoupevilleIslandGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityNot reported,
Whitman Hospital And Medical CenterColfaxWhitmanGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityYesDesignated
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaYakimaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated

Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024, see the blackout.

Clinical measures and legal measures are never joined on this site. Adverse-event rates describe medicine; litigation describes a legal process. Where both appear together it is to describe a market, not to suggest that one predicts the other.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau: County Population Totals and Components of Change, 2024: births by county, 2021–2024
  2. U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns, 2023: NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
  3. CMS Care Compare: Maternal Health · Hospital: PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
  4. CMS Care Compare: Hospital General Information: ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
  5. U.S. Census Bureau: Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000): county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time

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Birth Injury Marketing. “Washington: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 25 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/washington/

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Related

Working in Washington? Washington is one of the states where this data supports a distinct argument about acquisition, so it has a commercial page: birth injury marketing in Washington, including three reasons not to spend money there.

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