Do you know a potential cheater in Washington? Odds are that if you live in one of the cities below, you do. At least, you probably know someone who created an account on Ashley Madison, or had an account set up in their name by a friend or colleague.
There were over 32 million accounts created on Ashley Madison, and the going consensus is that almost all of them were created by men. In Washington alone, there were over 224,000 accounts created, total. That’s a lot, considering that the entire population of the state is 7 million.
After analyzing 140 cities, this is the list of the cities with the highest percentage of Ashley Madison accounts in the state of Washington. You can scroll down to the bottom to see a list of every city that had accounts from Washington:
- Silverdale
- Bellevue
- Sumner
- Tacoma
- Redmond
- Lakewood
- Oak Harbor
- Pullman
- Seattle
- Lacey
Many of these are larger cities in Washington that have a high percentage of its residents with an account on Ashley Madison. Which means, in theory, they have a high number of people looking to discreetly hook up with a woman.
Read on below to see where your town ranked.
How We Determined The Cheaters In Washington
Want to know who is attempting to cheat? Go directly to the source of people actively trying to cheat — Ashley Madison users.
We used the Ashley Madison database to count how many accounts were created in each zip code. We are saying “accounts” and not “people” because it is possible to create dummy accounts assigned to a city or to have multiple accounts. However, we believe the number of accounts to be a solid proxy for the number of people trying to cheat.
We then matched each zip code to its corresponding city. If a zip code falls into more than one city, the accounts registered in that zip code were applied to each city.
Finally, we used an estimate for the population of the zip codes to identify the number of cheaters per capita.
After identifying the number of cheaters per capita in a city, we ranked each place from highest number of cheaters per capita to lowest. The place with the most cheaters per capita “earned” the title of cheating central of Washington.
1. Silverdale
Percentage of city potentially cheating: 8.1%
2. Bellevue
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.6%
3. Sumner
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.4%
4. Tacoma
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.4%
5. Redmond
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.3%
6. Lakewood
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.2%
7. Oak Harbor
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.2%
8. Pullman
Percentage potentially cheating: 6.1%
9. Seattle
Percentage potentially cheating: 5.6%
10. Lacey
Percentage potentially cheating: 5.5%
There You Have It
If you’re measuring the locations in Washington where there are a high number of Ashley Madison accounts registered per capita, and we can assume that people registering on the site are exploring the idea to cheat, then this is an accurate list.
| City | % with accounts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Silverdale, WA | 8.11% | 1 |
| Bellevue, WA | 6.65% | 2 |
| Sumner, WA | 6.44% | 3 |
| Tacoma, WA | 6.44% | 4 |
| Redmond, WA | 6.31% | 5 |
| Lakewood, WA | 6.29% | 6 |
| Oak Harbor, WA | 6.28% | 7 |
| Pullman, WA | 6.19% | 8 |
| Seattle, WA | 5.67% | 9 |
| Lacey, WA | 5.52% | 10 |
| Bremerton, WA | 5.52% | 11 |
| Dupont, WA | 5.49% | 12 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 5.45% | 13 |
| Kirkland, WA | 5.28% | 14 |
| Spokane, WA | 5.24% | 15 |
| Everett, WA | 5.03% | 16 |
| Yelm, WA | 5.01% | 17 |
| Bellingham, WA | 5.00% | 18 |
| Olympia, WA | 4.88% | 19 |
| Burlington, WA | 4.68% | 20 |
| Spanaway, WA | 4.66% | 21 |
| Puyallup, WA | 4.65% | 22 |
| Longview, WA | 4.64% | 23 |
| Vancouver, WA | 4.61% | 24 |
| Cheney, WA | 4.59% | 25 |
| Kennewick, WA | 4.57% | 26 |
| Steilacoom, WA | 4.53% | 27 |
| Wenatchee, WA | 4.51% | 28 |
| Auburn, WA | 4.47% | 29 |
| Federal Way, WA | 4.42% | 30 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 4.27% | 31 |
| Richland, WA | 4.21% | 32 |
| Port Orchard, WA | 4.21% | 33 |
| Lake Stevens, WA | 4.20% | 34 |
| Kent, WA | 4.18% | 35 |
| Issaquah, WA | 4.16% | 36 |
| Yakima, WA | 4.05% | 37 |
| Belfair, WA | 4.04% | 38 |
| Marysville, WA | 4.02% | 39 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 3.99% | 40 |
| Bothell, WA | 3.94% | 41 |
| Lynnwood, WA | 3.93% | 42 |
| Liberty Lake, WA | 3.92% | 43 |
| University Place, WA | 3.91% | 44 |
| Centralia, WA | 3.84% | 45 |
| Mukilteo, WA | 3.82% | 46 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 3.81% | 47 |
| Milton, WA | 3.79% | 48 |
| Roy, WA | 3.79% | 49 |
| Blaine, WA | 3.79% | 50 |
| Gig Harbor, WA | 3.77% | 51 |
| Renton, WA | 3.75% | 52 |
| Chehalis, WA | 3.74% | 53 |
| Graham, WA | 3.66% | 54 |
| Pasco, WA | 3.65% | 55 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | 3.60% | 56 |
| Monroe, WA | 3.55% | 57 |
| Anacortes, WA | 3.54% | 58 |
| Maple Valley, WA | 3.50% | 59 |
| Kelso, WA | 3.47% | 60 |
| Poulsbo, WA | 3.46% | 61 |
| Arlington, WA | 3.41% | 62 |
| Mountlake Terrace, WA | 3.40% | 63 |
| Camas, WA | 3.33% | 64 |
| Kingston, WA | 3.33% | 65 |
| Snoqualmie, WA | 3.28% | 66 |
| Edmonds, WA | 3.28% | 67 |
| Ephrata, WA | 3.24% | 68 |
| Veradale, WA | 3.24% | 69 |
| Mercer Island, WA | 3.22% | 70 |
| Omak, WA | 3.22% | 71 |
| Vashon, WA | 3.21% | 72 |
| Bainbridge Island, WA | 3.18% | 73 |
| Woodinville, WA | 3.14% | 74 |
| Kenmore, WA | 3.12% | 75 |
| Hoquiam, WA | 3.11% | 76 |
| Woodland, WA | 3.09% | 77 |
| Orting, WA | 3.09% | 78 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 3.08% | 79 |
| Elma, WA | 3.02% | 80 |
| Buckley, WA | 2.97% | 81 |
| Sammamish, WA | 2.95% | 82 |
| Enumclaw, WA | 2.91% | 83 |
| Stanwood, WA | 2.90% | 84 |
| Clarkston, WA | 2.88% | 85 |
| Sunnyside, WA | 2.88% | 86 |
| Shelton, WA | 2.86% | 87 |
| North Bend, WA | 2.84% | 88 |
| Prosser, WA | 2.84% | 89 |
| Chelan, WA | 2.81% | 90 |
| Snohomish, WA | 2.80% | 91 |
| Bonney Lake, WA | 2.79% | 92 |
| Sedro Woolley, WA | 2.78% | 93 |
| Rochester, WA | 2.78% | 94 |
| Eatonville, WA | 2.78% | 95 |
| Mead, WA | 2.77% | 96 |
| La Center, WA | 2.76% | 97 |
| Medical Lake, WA | 2.76% | 98 |
| Battle Ground, WA | 2.69% | 99 |
| East Wenatchee, WA | 2.68% | 100 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2.67% | 101 |
| West Richland, WA | 2.62% | 102 |
| Zillah, WA | 2.60% | 103 |
| Castle Rock, WA | 2.59% | 104 |
| Washougal, WA | 2.59% | 105 |
| Quincy, WA | 2.56% | 106 |
| College Place, WA | 2.55% | 107 |
| Tenino, WA | 2.54% | 108 |
| Ferndale, WA | 2.52% | 109 |
| Greenacres, WA | 2.51% | 110 |
| Colville, WA | 2.48% | 111 |
| Montesano, WA | 2.47% | 112 |
| Sultan, WA | 2.43% | 113 |
| Goldendale, WA | 2.42% | 114 |
| Granite Falls, WA | 2.41% | 115 |
| Benton City, WA | 2.40% | 116 |
| Otis Orchards, WA | 2.39% | 117 |
| Coupeville, WA | 2.38% | 118 |
| Grandview, WA | 2.31% | 119 |
| Carnation, WA | 2.29% | 120 |
| Ridgefield, WA | 2.28% | 121 |
| Kalama, WA | 2.28% | 122 |
| Leavenworth, WA | 2.26% | 123 |
| Selah, WA | 2.23% | 124 |
| Newport, WA | 2.20% | 125 |
| Camano Island, WA | 2.20% | 126 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 2.16% | 127 |
| Deer Park, WA | 2.15% | 128 |
| Everson, WA | 2.14% | 129 |
| Nine Mile Falls, WA | 2.08% | 130 |
| Sequim, WA | 2.07% | 131 |
| Duvall, WA | 2.07% | 132 |
| Colbert, WA | 2.05% | 133 |
| Lynden, WA | 2.03% | 134 |
| Wapato, WA | 1.89% | 135 |
| Cashmere, WA | 1.86% | 136 |
| Toppenish, WA | 1.85% | 137 |
| Othello, WA | 1.76% | 138 |
| Brush Prairie, WA | 1.67% | 139 |
| Mattawa, WA | 1.09% | 140 |
