Counties in Washington by real GDP growth

Adams County had the highest real GDP growth of 39 counties in 2022, at 25.8%. Whatcom County had the lowest, at -4.7%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Washington was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest25.8Adams County
Lowest-4.7Whatcom County
Median3.239 counties
Washington2.4History

All counties, 2022

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Adams CountyAdams County: 25.8 %25.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20 %20Garfield CountyGarfield County: 19 %19Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 11 %11Lewis CountyLewis County: 10 %10Skamania CountySkamania County: 7.7 %7.7Thurston CountyThurston County: 7 %7Stevens CountyStevens County: 6.9 %6.9Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 6.8 %6.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6 %6Chelan CountyChelan County: 5.7 %5.7San Juan CountySan Juan County: 5.1 %5.1Whitman CountyWhitman County: 4.8 %4.8Asotin CountyAsotin County: 4.6 %4.6Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.7 %3.7Ferry CountyFerry County: 3.6 %3.6Clallam CountyClallam County: 3.3 %3.3King CountyKing County: 3.3 %3.3Spokane CountySpokane County: 3.2 %3.2Mason CountyMason County: 2.7 %2.7Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 2.6 %2.6Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 2.6 %2.6Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 2.2 %2.2Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 2.1 %2.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2 %2Pierce CountyPierce County: 1.9 %1.9Clark CountyClark County: 1.6 %1.6Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 1.6 %1.6Pacific CountyPacific County: 1.4 %1.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1.2 %1.2Skagit CountySkagit County: -0.2 %-0.2Benton CountyBenton County: -0.6 %-0.6Island CountyIsland County: -1.3 %-1.3Yakima CountyYakima County: -2.6 %-2.6Grant CountyGrant County: -2.8 %-2.8Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: -3.5 %-3.5Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: -4.7 %-4.7Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: -4.7 %-4.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Adams County25.8+31.3 pts
2Lincoln County20+21.3 pts
3Garfield County19+23.8 pts
4Pend Oreille County11+8.4 pts
5Lewis County10+11.5 pts
6Skamania County7.7-0.8 pts
7Thurston County7-0.4 pts
8Stevens County6.9+1.9 pts
9Wahkiakum County6.8+8.4 pts
10Jefferson County6+1.9 pts
11Chelan County5.7-0.6 pts
12San Juan County5.1-6.8 pts
13Whitman County4.8+2.4 pts
14Asotin County4.6-0.1 pts
15Kitsap County4.2+1.4 pts
16Franklin County3.7-1.5 pts
17Ferry County3.6+6.6 pts
18Clallam County3.3-3.8 pts
18King County3.3-4.9 pts
20Spokane County3.2-5.1 pts
21Mason County2.7-2.4 pts
22Grays Harbor County2.6-3.9 pts
22Snohomish County2.6+0.7 pts
24Cowlitz County2.2-0.8 pts
25Walla Walla County2.1-0.3 pts
26Douglas County2-0.3 pts
27Pierce County1.9-3.6 pts
28Clark County1.6-8.9 pts
28Kittitas County1.6-3.4 pts
30Pacific County1.4-1.7 pts
31Columbia County1.2-3.7 pts
32Skagit County-0.2+2.2 pts
33Benton County-0.6-6.6 pts
34Island County-1.3-8.2 pts
35Yakima County-2.6-4.2 pts
36Grant County-2.8-3.4 pts
37Okanogan County-3.5-5 pts
38Klickitat County-4.7-26.4 pts
38Whatcom County-4.7-7.5 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Adams County, with 25.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Whatcom County, with -4.7% in 2022.

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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