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Counties in Washington by GDP per capita (US dollars)

King County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 39 counties in 2021, at $167,516. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at $24,220. The median was $51,118 and the figure for Washington was $88,237. Source: BEA.

Highest167,516King County
Lowest24,220Wahkiakum County
Median51,11839 counties
Washington88,237History

All counties, 2021

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King CountyKing County: 167,516 USD167,516Columbia CountyColumbia County: 103,801 USD103,801Garfield CountyGarfield County: 83,633 USD83,633Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 82,245 USD82,245Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 75,711 USD75,711Whitman CountyWhitman County: 69,434 USD69,434Chelan CountyChelan County: 68,313 USD68,313Grant CountyGrant County: 65,598 USD65,598Benton CountyBenton County: 64,919 USD64,919Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 60,055 USD60,055Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 59,035 USD59,035Spokane CountySpokane County: 58,857 USD58,857Skagit CountySkagit County: 57,479 USD57,479Pierce CountyPierce County: 57,294 USD57,294Thurston CountyThurston County: 55,501 USD55,501Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 54,679 USD54,679Clark CountyClark County: 53,082 USD53,082Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 52,757 USD52,757San Juan CountySan Juan County: 52,340 USD52,340Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 51,118 USD51,118Douglas CountyDouglas County: 50,937 USD50,937Adams CountyAdams County: 48,279 USD48,279Franklin CountyFranklin County: 48,167 USD48,167Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 47,544 USD47,544Yakima CountyYakima County: 47,466 USD47,466Lewis CountyLewis County: 47,330 USD47,330Island CountyIsland County: 45,265 USD45,265Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 41,768 USD41,768Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 41,368 USD41,368Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 39,817 USD39,817Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 39,333 USD39,333Clallam CountyClallam County: 38,933 USD38,933Pacific CountyPacific County: 36,014 USD36,014Asotin CountyAsotin County: 34,959 USD34,959Ferry CountyFerry County: 30,102 USD30,102Mason CountyMason County: 28,444 USD28,444Stevens CountyStevens County: 27,722 USD27,722Skamania CountySkamania County: 27,697 USD27,697Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 24,220 USD24,220
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1King County167,516+11.8%
2Columbia County103,801+18%
3Garfield County83,633+7.9%
4Klickitat County82,245+25.8%
5Whatcom County75,711+22.4%
6Whitman County69,434+21%
7Chelan County68,313+11.4%
8Grant County65,598+8.3%
9Benton County64,919+9.3%
10Walla Walla County60,055+9.1%
11Snohomish County59,035+3.4%
12Spokane County58,857+12%
13Skagit County57,479+8%
14Pierce County57,294+9.7%
15Thurston County55,501+10.4%
16Cowlitz County54,679+8.3%
17Clark County53,082+12.9%
18Kitsap County52,757+6.1%
19San Juan County52,340+11.1%
20Lincoln County51,118+10%
21Douglas County50,937+10.1%
22Adams County48,279+5.9%
23Franklin County48,167+11.8%
24Kittitas County47,544+13%
25Yakima County47,466+9.3%
26Lewis County47,330+6.3%
27Island County45,265+9.8%
28Jefferson County41,768+6.4%
29Pend Oreille County41,368+7.5%
30Okanogan County39,817+7.2%
31Grays Harbor County39,333+12.9%
32Clallam County38,933+10.2%
33Pacific County36,014+6.7%
34Asotin County34,959+10%
35Ferry County30,102+3.9%
36Mason County28,444+8.1%
37Stevens County27,722+9%
38Skamania County27,697+14%
39Wahkiakum County24,220-0.2%

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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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Questions

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

King County, with $167,516 in 2021, according to BEA.

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

Wahkiakum County, with $24,220 in 2021.

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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