Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Pullman, WA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 91 cities in 2024, at 22%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for Washington was 5.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22Pullman, WA
Lowest1.1Sunnyside, WA
Median5.891 cities
Washington5.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Ellensburg, WA: 20.3 %Ellensburg, WA20.3Cheney, WA: 17.5 %Cheney, WA17.5Ridgefield, WA: 11.8 %Ridgefield, WA11.8Yelm, WA: 11.5 %Yelm, WA11.5Bellingham, WA: 11.4 %Bellingham, WA11.4Bremerton, WA: 11.2 %Bremerton, WA11.2Airway Heights, WA: 10.5 %Airway Heights, WA10.5Port Orchard, WA: 10.2 %Port Orchard, WA10.2Walla Walla, WA: 9.9 %Walla Walla, WA9.9Monroe, WA: 9.4 %Monroe, WA9.4Oak Harbor, WA: 9.4 %Oak Harbor, WA9.4Lacey, WA: 9.3 %Lacey, WA9.3Sedro-Woolley, WA: 9.1 %Sedro-Woolley, WA9.1Gig Harbor, WA: 9 %Gig Harbor, WA9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9Burlington, WA: 8.6 %Burlington, WA8.6Poulsbo, WA: 8.5 %Poulsbo, WA8.5Mill Creek, WA: 8 %Mill Creek, WA8Tacoma, WA: 7.7 %Tacoma, WA7.7Bainbridge Island, WA: 7.7 %Bainbridge Island, WA7.7Seattle, WA: 7.7 %Seattle, WA7.7Port Townsend, WA: 7.7 %Port Townsend, WA7.7Olympia, WA: 7.6 %Olympia, WA7.6Wenatchee, WA: 7.4 %Wenatchee, WA7.4Woodinville, WA: 7.4 %Woodinville, WA7.4Longview, WA: 7.2 %Longview, WA7.2Richland, WA: 7.2 %Richland, WA7.2Anacortes, WA: 7.1 %Anacortes, WA7.1Vancouver, WA: 7 %Vancouver, WA7Bothell, WA: 7 %Bothell, WA7Fife, WA: 7 %Fife, WA7Centralia, WA: 6.9 %Centralia, WA6.9Washougal, WA: 6.9 %Washougal, WA6.9Tumwater, WA: 6.9 %Tumwater, WA6.9Edgewood, WA: 6.8 %Edgewood, WA6.8Pasco, WA: 6.6 %Pasco, WA6.6Kelso, WA: 6.5 %Kelso, WA6.5Redmond, WA: 6.5 %Redmond, WA6.5Arlington, WA: 6.5 %Arlington, WA6.5Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Ellensburg, WA: 20.3 %Ellensburg, WA20.3Cheney, WA: 17.5 %Cheney, WA17.5Ridgefield, WA: 11.8 %Ridgefield, WA11.8Yelm, WA: 11.5 %Yelm, WA11.5Bellingham, WA: 11.4 %Bellingham, WA11.4Bremerton, WA: 11.2 %Bremerton, WA11.2Airway Heights, WA: 10.5 %Airway Heights, WA10.5Port Orchard, WA: 10.2 %Port Orchard, WA10.2Walla Walla, WA: 9.9 %Walla Walla, WA9.9Monroe, WA: 9.4 %Monroe, WA9.4Oak Harbor, WA: 9.4 %Oak Harbor, WA9.4Lacey, WA: 9.3 %Lacey, WA9.3Sedro-Woolley, WA: 9.1 %Sedro-Woolley, WA9.1Gig Harbor, WA: 9 %Gig Harbor, WA9Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9Burlington, WA: 8.6 %Burlington, WA8.6Poulsbo, WA: 8.5 %Poulsbo, WA8.5Mill Creek, WA: 8 %Mill Creek, WA8Tacoma, WA: 7.7 %Tacoma, WA7.7Bainbridge Island, WA: 7.7 %Bainbridge Island, WA7.7Seattle, WA: 7.7 %Seattle, WA7.7Port Townsend, WA: 7.7 %Port Townsend, WA7.7Olympia, WA: 7.6 %Olympia, WA7.6Wenatchee, WA: 7.4 %Wenatchee, WA7.4Woodinville, WA: 7.4 %Woodinville, WA7.4Longview, WA: 7.2 %Longview, WA7.2Richland, WA: 7.2 %Richland, WA7.2Anacortes, WA: 7.1 %Anacortes, WA7.1Vancouver, WA: 7 %Vancouver, WA7Bothell, WA: 7 %Bothell, WA7Fife, WA: 7 %Fife, WA7Centralia, WA: 6.9 %Centralia, WA6.9Washougal, WA: 6.9 %Washougal, WA6.9Tumwater, WA: 6.9 %Tumwater, WA6.9Edgewood, WA: 6.8 %Edgewood, WA6.8Pasco, WA: 6.6 %Pasco, WA6.6Kelso, WA: 6.5 %Kelso, WA6.5Redmond, WA: 6.5 %Redmond, WA6.5Arlington, WA: 6.5 %Arlington, WA6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pullman, WA22+1.2 pts
2Ellensburg, WA20.3+1.4 pts
3Cheney, WA17.5-2.3 pts
4Ridgefield, WA11.8+0.3 pts
5Yelm, WA11.5-0.2 pts
6Bellingham, WA11.4+0.4 pts
7Bremerton, WA11.2-0.1 pts
8Airway Heights, WA10.5-1.6 pts
9Port Orchard, WA10.2+2.6 pts
10Walla Walla, WA9.9+0.4 pts
11Monroe, WA9.4+0.9 pts
12Oak Harbor, WA9.4-0.9 pts
13Lacey, WA9.3+1.4 pts
14Sedro-Woolley, WA9.1+2.5 pts
15Gig Harbor, WA9-0.1 pts
16Mountlake Terrace, WA9-0.3 pts
17Burlington, WA8.6-0.9 pts
18Poulsbo, WA8.5+1 pts
19Mill Creek, WA8+1 pts
20Tacoma, WA7.7+0.1 pts
21Bainbridge Island, WA7.7-0.4 pts
21Seattle, WA7.7+0.1 pts
23Port Townsend, WA7.7+0.6 pts
24Olympia, WA7.6-1 pts
25Wenatchee, WA7.4-0.4 pts
25Woodinville, WA7.4-0.2 pts
27Longview, WA7.2-1.5 pts
27Richland, WA7.2-0.5 pts
29Anacortes, WA7.1-0.1 pts
30Vancouver, WA7-0.1 pts
31Bothell, WA7-0.7 pts
31Fife, WA7-1.6 pts
33Centralia, WA6.9-2.2 pts
34Washougal, WA6.9+0.2 pts
35Tumwater, WA6.9+0.5 pts
36Edgewood, WA6.8-1.5 pts
37Pasco, WA6.6-0.3 pts
38Kelso, WA6.5-0.9 pts
38Redmond, WA6.5+0.1 pts
40Arlington, WA6.5+0.1 pts
41Camas, WA6.4-0.5 pts
42Lakewood, WA6.30 pts
43Lynnwood, WA60 pts
44East Wenatchee, WA6-0.1 pts
45Issaquah, WA5.8-0.8 pts
46Shelton, WA5.8-1.2 pts
47Spokane, WA5.8-0 pts
48Port Angeles, WA5.7-0.2 pts
49Sumner, WA5.7-0.6 pts
50Moses Lake, WA5.6-0.8 pts
51Puyallup, WA5.6-0.9 pts
52Bonney Lake, WA5.5-1.6 pts
53Lake Stevens, WA5.5-0.2 pts
54Edmonds, WA5.4-0.4 pts
54Newcastle, WA5.4+0.1 pts
56Bellevue, WA5.4+0.4 pts
57Liberty Lake, WA5.4-3.6 pts
58Spokane Valley, WA5.3-0.2 pts
59University Place, WA5.3-0.4 pts
60Everett, WA5.2+0.3 pts
61Kenmore, WA5-0.3 pts
62Aberdeen, WA4.9-0 pts
63Mount Vernon, WA4.8-0.2 pts
64Kirkland, WA4.6-0.4 pts
65Federal Way, WA4.6+0.2 pts
66Kennewick, WA4.5-0.3 pts
67Shoreline, WA4.4+0.1 pts
68Snohomish, WA4.3+0.3 pts
69Renton, WA4.2-0.2 pts
70Lake Forest Park, WA4.1+0.3 pts
71SeaTac, WA4.1+0.2 pts
72Mercer Island, WA3.9-1.1 pts
73West Richland, WA3.8+0.2 pts
74Marysville, WA3.8-0.4 pts
75Kent, WA3.3+0.6 pts
76Enumclaw, WA3.2-1.1 pts
77Tukwila, WA3.1-0.2 pts
78Des Moines, WA2.9-0.1 pts
79Auburn, WA2.8-1.1 pts
80Mukilteo, WA2.8+0.3 pts
81Ferndale, WA2.5+0.2 pts
82Sammamish, WA2.5-0.6 pts
83Yakima, WA2.4-0.7 pts
84Maple Valley, WA2.3-0 pts
85Grandview, WA2.2+0.1 pts
86Burien, WA2.1-0.3 pts
87Battle Ground, WA2.10 pts
88Lynden, WA1.9-0.3 pts
89Covington, WA1.6+0.4 pts
90Snoqualmie, WA1.6-0.1 pts
91Sunnyside, WA1.1-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Pullman, WA, with 22% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sunnyside, WA, with 1.1% in 2024.

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