Counties in Washington by GDP per capita (US dollars)

King County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 39 counties in 2016, at $116,554. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at $20,381. The median was $43,945 and the figure for Washington was $66,941. Source: BEA.

Highest116,554King County
Lowest20,381Wahkiakum County
Median43,94539 counties
Washington66,941History

All counties, 2016

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King CountyKing County: 116,554 USD116,554Columbia CountyColumbia County: 83,524 USD83,524Grant CountyGrant County: 60,186 USD60,186Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 58,685 USD58,685Garfield CountyGarfield County: 56,988 USD56,988Benton CountyBenton County: 56,352 USD56,352Chelan CountyChelan County: 54,630 USD54,630Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 53,675 USD53,675Skagit CountySkagit County: 51,746 USD51,746Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 49,955 USD49,955Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 49,585 USD49,585Spokane CountySpokane County: 46,227 USD46,227Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 45,134 USD45,134Pierce CountyPierce County: 44,876 USD44,876San Juan CountySan Juan County: 44,857 USD44,857Thurston CountyThurston County: 44,726 USD44,726Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 44,393 USD44,393Douglas CountyDouglas County: 44,357 USD44,357Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 44,230 USD44,230Whitman CountyWhitman County: 43,945 USD43,945Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 40,099 USD40,099Adams CountyAdams County: 40,028 USD40,028Clark CountyClark County: 39,910 USD39,910Franklin CountyFranklin County: 38,387 USD38,387Yakima CountyYakima County: 37,971 USD37,971Lewis CountyLewis County: 37,520 USD37,520Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 37,372 USD37,372Island CountyIsland County: 36,883 USD36,883Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 34,966 USD34,966Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 33,549 USD33,549Pacific CountyPacific County: 32,939 USD32,939Clallam CountyClallam County: 31,937 USD31,937Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 30,702 USD30,702Asotin CountyAsotin County: 27,260 USD27,260Mason CountyMason County: 25,226 USD25,226Ferry CountyFerry County: 24,767 USD24,767Skamania CountySkamania County: 23,297 USD23,297Stevens CountyStevens County: 23,156 USD23,156Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 20,381 USD20,381
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1King County116,554+4%
2Columbia County83,524-3%
3Grant County60,186+0.7%
4Snohomish County58,685-0.1%
5Garfield County56,988-6.2%
6Benton County56,352+4%
7Chelan County54,630+2.1%
8Walla Walla County53,675+5.9%
9Skagit County51,746-9.4%
10Klickitat County49,955+3.1%
11Whatcom County49,585+2%
12Spokane County46,227+2.8%
13Pend Oreille County45,134+3.9%
14Pierce County44,876+0.5%
15San Juan County44,857+5.1%
16Thurston County44,726+5%
17Cowlitz County44,393+1.5%
18Douglas County44,3570%
19Kitsap County44,230+5.1%
20Whitman County43,945-0.1%
21Lincoln County40,099-8.2%
22Adams County40,028-13.2%
23Clark County39,910+3.8%
24Franklin County38,387+1.6%
25Yakima County37,971+3%
26Lewis County37,520-3.9%
27Kittitas County37,372+3.4%
28Island County36,883+9.7%
29Okanogan County34,966+6.2%
30Grays Harbor County33,549-1%
31Pacific County32,939+3.6%
32Clallam County31,937+1.6%
33Jefferson County30,702+1.8%
34Asotin County27,260+1.4%
35Mason County25,226+0.4%
36Ferry County24,767+0.5%
37Skamania County23,297-1%
38Stevens County23,156-2.5%
39Wahkiakum County20,381-1.4%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

King County, with $116,554 in 2016, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Wahkiakum County, with $20,381 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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