80,437 Washington Construction Contractors Are Working on an Expired License
An analysis of all 148,739 construction contractor licenses published by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, as of August 18, 2026.
L&I republishes its full licensee file daily. We loaded every construction contractor record and compared the expiration date on each against today's date. 80,437 licenses, 54.1% of the trade, have already lapsed.
Counties with the highest expiry rate
Ranked among counties with at least 50 licensed construction contractors.
| County | Licensed | Expired | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toppenish | 77 | 54 | 70.1% |
| Las Vegas | 66 | 46 | 69.7% |
| West Linn | 55 | 38 | 69.1% |
| Sandpoint | 50 | 34 | 68.0% |
| Dallas | 59 | 39 | 66.1% |
| La Conner | 59 | 39 | 66.1% |
| Anchorage | 54 | 35 | 64.8% |
| Priest River | 53 | 34 | 64.2% |
| Chewelah | 97 | 61 | 62.9% |
| Happy Valley | 105 | 66 | 62.9% |
Method
Source file: L&I public license listing, downloaded
August 18, 2026. A license counts as expired when its published expiration
date is earlier than the date of analysis. We do not adjust for grace periods, so a licensee
who renewed today may still appear here until the next daily file. Counties with fewer than
50 licensees are excluded from the ranking to avoid small-sample noise.