3,668 Washington Electrical Contractors Are Working on an Expired License
An analysis of all 9,203 electrical contractor licenses published by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, as of August 17, 2026.
L&I republishes its full licensee file daily. We loaded every electrical contractor record and compared the expiration date on each against today's date. 3,668 licenses, 39.9% of the trade, have already lapsed.
Counties with the highest expiry rate
Ranked among counties with at least 50 licensed electrical contractors.
| County | Licensed | Expired | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett County | 145 | 68 | 46.9% |
| Bremerton County | 72 | 33 | 45.8% |
| Olympia County | 144 | 66 | 45.8% |
| Portland County | 123 | 56 | 45.5% |
| Pasco County | 75 | 34 | 45.3% |
| Kennewick County | 111 | 50 | 45.0% |
| Ellensburg County | 58 | 26 | 44.8% |
| Chehalis County | 52 | 23 | 44.2% |
| Edmonds County | 52 | 23 | 44.2% |
| Renton County | 132 | 56 | 42.4% |
Method
Source file: L&I public license listing, downloaded
August 17, 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.