Cowlitz County, Washington

What we have for Cowlitz County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 53015
Land area: 1,141 square miles
Population: 110,730

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $1.0 billion in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Cowlitz County.

Explore on USAspending.gov

Who represents Cowlitz County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Maria Cantwell (Democrat), Patty Murray (Democrat).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 3	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democrat)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Legislative (Senate) District 20	John Braun (Republican)	78.1%
Legislative (Senate) District 19	Jeff Wilson (Republican)	21.9%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Legislative (House) District 20	Ed Orcutt (Republican), Peter Abbarno (Republican)	78.1%
Legislative (House) District 19	Jim Walsh (Republican), Joel McEntire (Republican)	21.9%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.