Counties in Washington by real GDP growth

Klickitat County had the highest real GDP growth of 39 counties in 2019, at 14.5%. Pend Oreille County had the lowest, at -3.5%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Washington was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest14.5Klickitat County
Median2.539 counties
Washington4.8History

All counties, 2019

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Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 14.5 %14.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 14.2 %14.2Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 8.9 %8.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 8.3 %8.3Adams CountyAdams County: 6.9 %6.9King CountyKing County: 6.7 %6.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 5.8 %5.8Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 5.8 %5.8Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 5.6 %5.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.8 %4.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.7 %4.7Stevens CountyStevens County: 3.8 %3.8Benton CountyBenton County: 3.6 %3.6Clark CountyClark County: 3.6 %3.6Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 3.6 %3.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 3.2 %3.2Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 3.1 %3.1Spokane CountySpokane County: 3 %3Ferry CountyFerry County: 2.6 %2.6Pacific CountyPacific County: 2.5 %2.5Asotin CountyAsotin County: 2.4 %2.4Thurston CountyThurston County: 2.4 %2.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 2.3 %2.3Island CountyIsland County: 2.1 %2.1Whitman CountyWhitman County: 2.1 %2.1Chelan CountyChelan County: 2 %2Clallam CountyClallam County: 1.8 %1.8Yakima CountyYakima County: 1.6 %1.6Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 1 %1Skagit CountySkagit County: 0.8 %0.8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 0.5 %0.5Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 0.5 %0.5Mason CountyMason County: 0.2 %0.2Grant CountyGrant County: -0.6 %-0.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: -0.9 %-0.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: -0.9 %-0.9Skamania CountySkamania County: -0.9 %-0.9Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: -2.5 %-2.5Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: -3.5 %-3.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Klickitat County14.5-2.2 pts
2Jefferson County14.2+6.2 pts
3Whatcom County8.9+1.1 pts
4Lewis County8.3+3.5 pts
5Adams County6.9-6.9 pts
6King County6.7-1.8 pts
7Garfield County5.8-7.9 pts
7Wahkiakum County5.8+2.1 pts
9Cowlitz County5.6+1.2 pts
10Lincoln County4.8-5.7 pts
11Franklin County4.7-1.5 pts
12Stevens County3.8+2.3 pts
13Benton County3.6+0.8 pts
13Clark County3.6-3 pts
13Grays Harbor County3.6+2 pts
16Pierce County3.2-1.8 pts
17Kittitas County3.1-1.9 pts
18Spokane County3-2.2 pts
19Ferry County2.6+7.9 pts
20Pacific County2.5+0.1 pts
21Asotin County2.4-0.8 pts
21Thurston County2.4-4 pts
23Columbia County2.3+5.8 pts
24Island County2.1+5.8 pts
24Whitman County2.1-5.5 pts
26Chelan County2-0.1 pts
27Clallam County1.8-0.9 pts
28Yakima County1.6-4 pts
29Kitsap County1-1.4 pts
30Skagit County0.8-0.7 pts
31Snohomish County0.5-3.2 pts
31Walla Walla County0.5-0.8 pts
33Mason County0.2-6.9 pts
34Grant County-0.6-0.7 pts
35Douglas County-0.9-0.4 pts
35San Juan County-0.9-5 pts
35Skamania County-0.9+0.6 pts
38Okanogan County-2.5+1.6 pts
39Pend Oreille County-3.5-5.4 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Klickitat County, with 14.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pend Oreille County, with -3.5% in 2019.

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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