Bellingham , Washington had more than 200,000 residents by 2016 , being the sixth-largest in the state behind Seattle-Tacoma , Spokane , the northern side of the Portland metropolitan area , the Tri-Cities , and Yakima .
It is the thirteenth-largest city in the state , with 212,284 residents in 2016 as estimated by the US Census , or sixth-largest by metropolitan area after Seattle-Tacoma , Spokane , the northern side of the Portland metropolitan area , the Tri-Cities , and Yakima .
Bellingham, Washington