Data / Rankings / Residents who moved from another county in the past year / Cities in Washington

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

Ellensburg, WA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 91 cities in 2021, at 23.5%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 6.3% and the figure for Washington was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest23.5Ellensburg, WA
Lowest1.6Sunnyside, WA
Median6.391 cities
Washington6.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Ellensburg, WA: 23.5 %Ellensburg, WA23.5Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Cheney, WA: 18 %Cheney, WA18Yelm, WA: 14.1 %Yelm, WA14.1Airway Heights, WA: 13.3 %Airway Heights, WA13.3Bremerton, WA: 12.3 %Bremerton, WA12.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 11.1 %Mountlake Terrace, WA11.1Walla Walla, WA: 11.1 %Walla Walla, WA11.1Bellingham, WA: 11 %Bellingham, WA11Wenatchee, WA: 9.9 %Wenatchee, WA9.9Oak Harbor, WA: 9.8 %Oak Harbor, WA9.8Liberty Lake, WA: 9.5 %Liberty Lake, WA9.5Olympia, WA: 9.4 %Olympia, WA9.4Bainbridge Island, WA: 9.2 %Bainbridge Island, WA9.2Monroe, WA: 9.1 %Monroe, WA9.1Bonney Lake, WA: 8.9 %Bonney Lake, WA8.9Fife, WA: 8.8 %Fife, WA8.8Bothell, WA: 8.6 %Bothell, WA8.6Ridgefield, WA: 8.5 %Ridgefield, WA8.5Anacortes, WA: 8.5 %Anacortes, WA8.5Puyallup, WA: 8.4 %Puyallup, WA8.4Gig Harbor, WA: 8.2 %Gig Harbor, WA8.2Centralia, WA: 8.2 %Centralia, WA8.2Shelton, WA: 8 %Shelton, WA8Port Orchard, WA: 8 %Port Orchard, WA8Tacoma, WA: 7.9 %Tacoma, WA7.9Vancouver, WA: 7.9 %Vancouver, WA7.9Tumwater, WA: 7.7 %Tumwater, WA7.7Seattle, WA: 7.6 %Seattle, WA7.6Longview, WA: 7.5 %Longview, WA7.5Moses Lake, WA: 7.5 %Moses Lake, WA7.5Port Angeles, WA: 7.3 %Port Angeles, WA7.3Mill Creek, WA: 7.3 %Mill Creek, WA7.3Pasco, WA: 7.3 %Pasco, WA7.3Issaquah, WA: 7.2 %Issaquah, WA7.2Burlington, WA: 7.2 %Burlington, WA7.2Lakewood, WA: 7 %Lakewood, WA7Lacey, WA: 7 %Lacey, WA7Redmond, WA: 6.9 %Redmond, WA6.9Richland, WA: 6.8 %Richland, WA6.8Ellensburg, WA: 23.5 %Ellensburg, WA23.5Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Cheney, WA: 18 %Cheney, WA18Yelm, WA: 14.1 %Yelm, WA14.1Airway Heights, WA: 13.3 %Airway Heights, WA13.3Bremerton, WA: 12.3 %Bremerton, WA12.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 11.1 %Mountlake Terrace, WA11.1Walla Walla, WA: 11.1 %Walla Walla, WA11.1Bellingham, WA: 11 %Bellingham, WA11Wenatchee, WA: 9.9 %Wenatchee, WA9.9Oak Harbor, WA: 9.8 %Oak Harbor, WA9.8Liberty Lake, WA: 9.5 %Liberty Lake, WA9.5Olympia, WA: 9.4 %Olympia, WA9.4Bainbridge Island, WA: 9.2 %Bainbridge Island, WA9.2Monroe, WA: 9.1 %Monroe, WA9.1Bonney Lake, WA: 8.9 %Bonney Lake, WA8.9Fife, WA: 8.8 %Fife, WA8.8Bothell, WA: 8.6 %Bothell, WA8.6Ridgefield, WA: 8.5 %Ridgefield, WA8.5Anacortes, WA: 8.5 %Anacortes, WA8.5Puyallup, WA: 8.4 %Puyallup, WA8.4Gig Harbor, WA: 8.2 %Gig Harbor, WA8.2Centralia, WA: 8.2 %Centralia, WA8.2Shelton, WA: 8 %Shelton, WA8Port Orchard, WA: 8 %Port Orchard, WA8Tacoma, WA: 7.9 %Tacoma, WA7.9Vancouver, WA: 7.9 %Vancouver, WA7.9Tumwater, WA: 7.7 %Tumwater, WA7.7Seattle, WA: 7.6 %Seattle, WA7.6Longview, WA: 7.5 %Longview, WA7.5Moses Lake, WA: 7.5 %Moses Lake, WA7.5Port Angeles, WA: 7.3 %Port Angeles, WA7.3Mill Creek, WA: 7.3 %Mill Creek, WA7.3Pasco, WA: 7.3 %Pasco, WA7.3Issaquah, WA: 7.2 %Issaquah, WA7.2Burlington, WA: 7.2 %Burlington, WA7.2Lakewood, WA: 7 %Lakewood, WA7Lacey, WA: 7 %Lacey, WA7Redmond, WA: 6.9 %Redmond, WA6.9Richland, WA: 6.8 %Richland, WA6.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Ellensburg, WA23.5
2Pullman, WA22
3Cheney, WA18
4Yelm, WA14.1
5Airway Heights, WA13.3
6Bremerton, WA12.3
7Mountlake Terrace, WA11.1
7Walla Walla, WA11.1
9Bellingham, WA11
10Wenatchee, WA9.9
11Oak Harbor, WA9.8
12Liberty Lake, WA9.5
13Olympia, WA9.4
14Bainbridge Island, WA9.2
15Monroe, WA9.1
16Bonney Lake, WA8.9
17Fife, WA8.8
18Bothell, WA8.6
19Ridgefield, WA8.5
20Anacortes, WA8.5
21Puyallup, WA8.4
22Gig Harbor, WA8.2
23Centralia, WA8.2
24Shelton, WA8
25Port Orchard, WA8
26Tacoma, WA7.9
27Vancouver, WA7.9
28Tumwater, WA7.7
29Seattle, WA7.6
30Longview, WA7.5
30Moses Lake, WA7.5
32Port Angeles, WA7.3
33Mill Creek, WA7.3
34Pasco, WA7.3
35Issaquah, WA7.2
36Burlington, WA7.2
37Lakewood, WA7
38Lacey, WA7
39Redmond, WA6.9
40Richland, WA6.8
41SeaTac, WA6.8
42East Wenatchee, WA6.7
43Washougal, WA6.6
44Edmonds, WA6.5
45Edgewood, WA6.4
46Spokane Valley, WA6.3
47Aberdeen, WA6.3
48Spokane, WA6.3
49Lynnwood, WA6.2
50Enumclaw, WA6.1
50Poulsbo, WA6.1
52Kelso, WA6
53Woodinville, WA6
54University Place, WA5.9
55Camas, WA5.9
56Port Townsend, WA5.8
57Bellevue, WA5.6
58Mercer Island, WA5.6
59Kennewick, WA5.4
60Everett, WA5.4
61Sumner, WA5.3
62Federal Way, WA5.2
63Mukilteo, WA5
64Shoreline, WA4.9
65Auburn, WA4.9
66Lake Stevens, WA4.8
66Mount Vernon, WA4.8
68Kirkland, WA4.7
69Sedro-Woolley, WA4.6
70West Richland, WA4.3
71Grandview, WA4.2
72Renton, WA4.1
73Kenmore, WA4.1
74Kent, WA4.1
75Newcastle, WA4
76Marysville, WA3.9
77Maple Valley, WA3.9
78Snohomish, WA3.8
79Burien, WA3.7
80Yakima, WA3.6
81Lake Forest Park, WA3.6
82Arlington, WA3.5
83Ferndale, WA3.5
84Sammamish, WA3.5
85Snoqualmie, WA3.4
86Des Moines, WA3.2
87Tukwila, WA3.1
88Lynden, WA2.9
89Battle Ground, WA2.6
90Covington, WA2.4
91Sunnyside, WA1.6

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_washington_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2021.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"moved_from_other_county_share","level":"municipality","within":"Washington","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=moved_from_other_county_share&level=municipality&within=Washington&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Ellensburg, WA, with 23.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 1.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Residents who moved from another county in the past year: other rankings

Cities in Washington: more rankings