Counties in Washington by real GDP growth

Lincoln County had the highest real GDP growth of 39 counties in 2015, at 18.2%. Pacific County had the lowest, at -2.8%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Washington was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.2Lincoln County
Lowest-2.8Pacific County
Median3.539 counties
Washington4.5History

All counties, 2015

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Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.2 %18.2Skagit CountySkagit County: 15.6 %15.6Adams CountyAdams County: 14.5 %14.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 14.1 %14.1Garfield CountyGarfield County: 11.8 %11.8Grant CountyGrant County: 11.5 %11.5Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 11.3 %11.3Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 10 %10Douglas CountyDouglas County: 9.4 %9.4Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 8.1 %8.1Whitman CountyWhitman County: 8 %8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 7.9 %7.9Clark CountyClark County: 6.3 %6.3Benton CountyBenton County: 5.4 %5.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.9 %4.9Chelan CountyChelan County: 4.5 %4.5King CountyKing County: 4.2 %4.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 3.9 %3.9Asotin CountyAsotin County: 3.6 %3.6Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 3.5 %3.5San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.4 %3.4Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 3.3 %3.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 3.1 %3.1Spokane CountySpokane County: 2.8 %2.8Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 2.6 %2.6Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 2.5 %2.5Island CountyIsland County: 1.9 %1.9Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 1.6 %1.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.5 %1.5Yakima CountyYakima County: 0.7 %0.7Thurston CountyThurston County: 0.5 %0.5Stevens CountyStevens County: 0.1 %0.1Mason CountyMason County: 0 %0Lewis CountyLewis County: -0.6 %-0.6Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: -0.7 %-0.7Clallam CountyClallam County: -2.1 %-2.1Ferry CountyFerry County: -2.3 %-2.3Skamania CountySkamania County: -2.5 %-2.5Pacific CountyPacific County: -2.8 %-2.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Lincoln County18.2+28 pts
2Skagit County15.6+13.9 pts
3Adams County14.5+19.5 pts
4Columbia County14.1+9.7 pts
5Garfield County11.8+20.9 pts
6Grant County11.5+15 pts
7Okanogan County11.3+10.8 pts
8Klickitat County10+11.5 pts
9Douglas County9.4+12.2 pts
10Walla Walla County8.1+5.8 pts
11Whitman County8+14.8 pts
12Snohomish County7.9+0.6 pts
13Clark County6.3+2.1 pts
14Benton County5.4+4.3 pts
15Franklin County4.9-0.5 pts
16Chelan County4.5+1.8 pts
17King County4.2-1 pts
18Kittitas County3.9+4.5 pts
19Asotin County3.6+6.9 pts
20Whatcom County3.5+2.3 pts
21San Juan County3.4+5.9 pts
22Kitsap County3.3+2.7 pts
23Pierce County3.1+3.1 pts
24Spokane County2.8+0.6 pts
25Grays Harbor County2.6+2.2 pts
26Cowlitz County2.5+2.2 pts
27Island County1.9+4.6 pts
28Wahkiakum County1.6+1 pts
29Jefferson County1.5+3 pts
30Yakima County0.7-4.7 pts
31Thurston County0.5-1.3 pts
32Stevens County0.1-1.1 pts
33Mason County0-1 pts
34Lewis County-0.6-5.4 pts
35Pend Oreille County-0.7-10.6 pts
36Clallam County-2.1+0.9 pts
37Ferry County-2.3-2.7 pts
38Skamania County-2.5-4.1 pts
39Pacific County-2.8-5.9 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Lincoln County, with 18.2% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pacific County, with -2.8% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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