Washington, D.C. Map — the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. is a single federal district. It isn't divided into counties and counts as its own county-equivalent. Below are its population, land area, and income from the U.S. Census Bureau, and its unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS).
The District of Columbia at a glance
- Scale. District of Columbia covers 61 sq mi as a single federal district with no counties. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
- People. It is home to 693,645 residents, 11,347 per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Water. Another 7 sq mi is water, or 10.6% of the district’s area. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
Download & print this District of Columbia map
Free, print-ready maps of District of Columbia, a single federal district, on official U.S. Census boundaries, with no watermark. They are public domain (CC0).
Cities in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has 1 incorporated city. The largest is Washington in District of Columbia with 681,294 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.
| Washington | District of Columbia | 681,294 |
A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts.
Sources & vintages
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2024 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), September 2026, preliminary — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb county boundaries, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb incorporated places, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01003 total population by place — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: Wikidata, county seats (P36), query of 2026-11-11 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: County, state and Census sources, seats and no-seat reasons for 92 county-equivalents (3 rows cite the Virginia Association of Counties) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Calculated: population density = population ÷ land area (people per sq mi) (method)
- Calculated: water share = water area ÷ (land area + water area) × 100 (method)
- Calculated: square miles = TIGER AREALAND or AREAWATER (m²) ÷ 2,589,988.11, rounded to 2 dp (method)
Data current through .