Counties in Washington by real GDP growth

Ferry County had the highest real GDP growth of 39 counties in 2020, at 11.3%. Klickitat County had the lowest, at -19%. The median was 0.3% and the figure for Washington was -0.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.3Ferry County
Median0.339 counties
Washington-0.4History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Ferry CountyFerry County: 11.3 %11.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 10.4 %10.4Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 9 %9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 7.2 %7.2Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 4.7 %4.7Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 4.7 %4.7Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 3 %3Adams CountyAdams County: 2 %2King CountyKing County: 1.8 %1.8Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1.7 %1.7Island CountyIsland County: 1.6 %1.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.5 %1.5Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 1.4 %1.4Grant CountyGrant County: 0.9 %0.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 0.7 %0.7Skamania CountySkamania County: 0.7 %0.7Pierce CountyPierce County: 0.6 %0.6Spokane CountySpokane County: 0.6 %0.6Asotin CountyAsotin County: 0.3 %0.3Pacific CountyPacific County: 0.3 %0.3Clark CountyClark County: 0 %0Skagit CountySkagit County: -0.1 %-0.1San Juan CountySan Juan County: -0.3 %-0.3Stevens CountyStevens County: -0.4 %-0.4Whitman CountyWhitman County: -1.4 %-1.4Yakima CountyYakima County: -1.4 %-1.4Chelan CountyChelan County: -1.9 %-1.9Clallam CountyClallam County: -2 %-2Thurston CountyThurston County: -2.1 %-2.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: -2.5 %-2.5Mason CountyMason County: -2.5 %-2.5Lewis CountyLewis County: -2.7 %-2.7Benton CountyBenton County: -3.3 %-3.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: -4.2 %-4.2Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: -5.3 %-5.3Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: -6.5 %-6.5Snohomish CountySnohomish County: -13.9 %-13.9Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: -14.9 %-14.9Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: -19 %-19
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ferry County11.3+8.7 pts
2Lincoln County10.4+5.6 pts
3Wahkiakum County9+3.2 pts
4Garfield County7.2+1.4 pts
5Okanogan County4.7+7.2 pts
5Whatcom County4.7-4.2 pts
7Kitsap County3+2 pts
8Adams County2-4.9 pts
9King County1.8-4.9 pts
10Kittitas County1.7-1.4 pts
11Island County1.6-0.5 pts
12Franklin County1.5-3.2 pts
13Cowlitz County1.4-4.2 pts
14Grant County0.9+1.5 pts
15Douglas County0.7+1.6 pts
15Skamania County0.7+1.6 pts
17Pierce County0.6-2.6 pts
17Spokane County0.6-2.4 pts
19Asotin County0.3-2.1 pts
19Pacific County0.3-2.2 pts
21Clark County0-3.6 pts
22Skagit County-0.1-0.9 pts
23San Juan County-0.3+0.6 pts
24Stevens County-0.4-4.2 pts
25Whitman County-1.4-3.5 pts
25Yakima County-1.4-3 pts
27Chelan County-1.9-3.9 pts
28Clallam County-2-3.8 pts
29Thurston County-2.1-4.5 pts
30Jefferson County-2.5-16.7 pts
30Mason County-2.5-2.7 pts
32Lewis County-2.7-11 pts
33Benton County-3.3-6.9 pts
34Columbia County-4.2-6.5 pts
35Grays Harbor County-5.3-8.9 pts
36Walla Walla County-6.5-7 pts
37Snohomish County-13.9-14.4 pts
38Pend Oreille County-14.9-11.4 pts
39Klickitat County-19-33.5 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?

Ferry County, with 11.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Klickitat County, with -19% in 2020.

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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