Whatcom County, Washington

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

Basics

County code (FIPS): 53073
Land area: 2,108 square miles
Population: 226,847

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $1.7 billion in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Whatcom County.

Explore on USAspending.gov

Who represents Whatcom 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 2	Rick Larsen (Democrat)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Legislative (Senate) District 42	Sharon Shewmake (Democratic)	95.4%
Legislative (Senate) District 40	Liz Lovelett (Democratic)	4.6%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
Legislative (House) District 42	Alicia Rule (Democratic), Joe Timmons (Democratic)	95.4%
Legislative (House) District 40	Alex Ramel (Democratic), Debra Lekanoff (Democratic)	4.6%

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.

Coming next for counties: county commission meetings and agendas, county budgets, local ballot measures and election results. We add each one as soon as a public, reliable feed exists for it. Know a good source? Tell us.

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