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

Pullman, WA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 91 cities in 2022, at 20.5%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 6.3% and the figure for Washington was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.5Pullman, WA
Lowest1.4Sunnyside, WA
Median6.391 cities
Washington6.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Pullman, WA: 20.5 %Pullman, WA20.5Ellensburg, WA: 19.8 %Ellensburg, WA19.8Cheney, WA: 19 %Cheney, WA19Airway Heights, WA: 13.6 %Airway Heights, WA13.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 11.7 %Mountlake Terrace, WA11.7Bremerton, WA: 11.4 %Bremerton, WA11.4Bellingham, WA: 11.3 %Bellingham, WA11.3Yelm, WA: 11.2 %Yelm, WA11.2Liberty Lake, WA: 11 %Liberty Lake, WA11Oak Harbor, WA: 10.7 %Oak Harbor, WA10.7Burlington, WA: 10.5 %Burlington, WA10.5Walla Walla, WA: 9.9 %Walla Walla, WA9.9Gig Harbor, WA: 9.9 %Gig Harbor, WA9.9Ridgefield, WA: 9.5 %Ridgefield, WA9.5Wenatchee, WA: 9 %Wenatchee, WA9Monroe, WA: 8.4 %Monroe, WA8.4Edgewood, WA: 8.4 %Edgewood, WA8.4Centralia, WA: 8.2 %Centralia, WA8.2Olympia, WA: 8.1 %Olympia, WA8.1Tacoma, WA: 8.1 %Tacoma, WA8.1Tumwater, WA: 8 %Tumwater, WA8Bainbridge Island, WA: 7.9 %Bainbridge Island, WA7.9Bothell, WA: 7.8 %Bothell, WA7.8Seattle, WA: 7.8 %Seattle, WA7.8Aberdeen, WA: 7.8 %Aberdeen, WA7.8Bonney Lake, WA: 7.7 %Bonney Lake, WA7.7Anacortes, WA: 7.7 %Anacortes, WA7.7Pasco, WA: 7.6 %Pasco, WA7.6Vancouver, WA: 7.6 %Vancouver, WA7.6Fife, WA: 7.5 %Fife, WA7.5Redmond, WA: 7.4 %Redmond, WA7.4Lacey, WA: 7.3 %Lacey, WA7.3Woodinville, WA: 7.3 %Woodinville, WA7.3Camas, WA: 7.3 %Camas, WA7.3Puyallup, WA: 7.2 %Puyallup, WA7.2Longview, WA: 7.2 %Longview, WA7.2Shelton, WA: 7 %Shelton, WA7Mill Creek, WA: 7 %Mill Creek, WA7Sedro-Woolley, WA: 7 %Sedro-Woolley, WA7Port Angeles, WA: 6.9 %Port Angeles, WA6.9Pullman, WA: 20.5 %Pullman, WA20.5Ellensburg, WA: 19.8 %Ellensburg, WA19.8Cheney, WA: 19 %Cheney, WA19Airway Heights, WA: 13.6 %Airway Heights, WA13.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 11.7 %Mountlake Terrace, WA11.7Bremerton, WA: 11.4 %Bremerton, WA11.4Bellingham, WA: 11.3 %Bellingham, WA11.3Yelm, WA: 11.2 %Yelm, WA11.2Liberty Lake, WA: 11 %Liberty Lake, WA11Oak Harbor, WA: 10.7 %Oak Harbor, WA10.7Burlington, WA: 10.5 %Burlington, WA10.5Walla Walla, WA: 9.9 %Walla Walla, WA9.9Gig Harbor, WA: 9.9 %Gig Harbor, WA9.9Ridgefield, WA: 9.5 %Ridgefield, WA9.5Wenatchee, WA: 9 %Wenatchee, WA9Monroe, WA: 8.4 %Monroe, WA8.4Edgewood, WA: 8.4 %Edgewood, WA8.4Centralia, WA: 8.2 %Centralia, WA8.2Olympia, WA: 8.1 %Olympia, WA8.1Tacoma, WA: 8.1 %Tacoma, WA8.1Tumwater, WA: 8 %Tumwater, WA8Bainbridge Island, WA: 7.9 %Bainbridge Island, WA7.9Bothell, WA: 7.8 %Bothell, WA7.8Seattle, WA: 7.8 %Seattle, WA7.8Aberdeen, WA: 7.8 %Aberdeen, WA7.8Bonney Lake, WA: 7.7 %Bonney Lake, WA7.7Anacortes, WA: 7.7 %Anacortes, WA7.7Pasco, WA: 7.6 %Pasco, WA7.6Vancouver, WA: 7.6 %Vancouver, WA7.6Fife, WA: 7.5 %Fife, WA7.5Redmond, WA: 7.4 %Redmond, WA7.4Lacey, WA: 7.3 %Lacey, WA7.3Woodinville, WA: 7.3 %Woodinville, WA7.3Camas, WA: 7.3 %Camas, WA7.3Puyallup, WA: 7.2 %Puyallup, WA7.2Longview, WA: 7.2 %Longview, WA7.2Shelton, WA: 7 %Shelton, WA7Mill Creek, WA: 7 %Mill Creek, WA7Sedro-Woolley, WA: 7 %Sedro-Woolley, WA7Port Angeles, WA: 6.9 %Port Angeles, WA6.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pullman, WA20.5-1.5 pts
2Ellensburg, WA19.8-3.7 pts
3Cheney, WA19+0.9 pts
4Airway Heights, WA13.6+0.3 pts
5Mountlake Terrace, WA11.7+0.7 pts
6Bremerton, WA11.4-0.9 pts
7Bellingham, WA11.3+0.3 pts
8Yelm, WA11.2-2.9 pts
9Liberty Lake, WA11+1.5 pts
10Oak Harbor, WA10.7+0.9 pts
11Burlington, WA10.5+3.3 pts
12Walla Walla, WA9.9-1.1 pts
13Gig Harbor, WA9.9+1.7 pts
14Ridgefield, WA9.5+1 pts
15Wenatchee, WA9-0.9 pts
16Monroe, WA8.4-0.7 pts
17Edgewood, WA8.4+2 pts
18Centralia, WA8.20 pts
19Olympia, WA8.1-1.3 pts
20Tacoma, WA8.1+0.1 pts
21Tumwater, WA8+0.2 pts
22Bainbridge Island, WA7.9-1.2 pts
23Bothell, WA7.8-0.7 pts
23Seattle, WA7.8+0.3 pts
25Aberdeen, WA7.8+1.5 pts
26Bonney Lake, WA7.7-1.2 pts
27Anacortes, WA7.7-0.8 pts
28Pasco, WA7.6+0.3 pts
29Vancouver, WA7.6-0.3 pts
30Fife, WA7.5-1.3 pts
31Redmond, WA7.4+0.5 pts
32Lacey, WA7.3+0.4 pts
33Woodinville, WA7.3+1.4 pts
34Camas, WA7.3+1.4 pts
35Puyallup, WA7.2-1.1 pts
36Longview, WA7.2-0.3 pts
37Shelton, WA7-1 pts
38Mill Creek, WA7-0.3 pts
39Sedro-Woolley, WA7+2.4 pts
40Port Angeles, WA6.9-0.4 pts
41Washougal, WA6.7+0.1 pts
42Richland, WA6.6-0.2 pts
43Edmonds, WA6.6+0.1 pts
44Lakewood, WA6.4-0.6 pts
45Spokane Valley, WA6.40 pts
46Port Orchard, WA6.3-1.6 pts
47Mount Vernon, WA6.2+1.4 pts
48Poulsbo, WA6.2+0.1 pts
49Moses Lake, WA6.1-1.4 pts
50University Place, WA6.1+0.2 pts
51Port Townsend, WA6.1+0.2 pts
52Lynnwood, WA6-0.2 pts
53Issaquah, WA6-1.2 pts
54Spokane, WA5.9-0.4 pts
55Kelso, WA5.6-0.4 pts
56East Wenatchee, WA5.5-1.1 pts
57Bellevue, WA5.4-0.2 pts
58Lake Stevens, WA5.3+0.5 pts
59Mercer Island, WA5.3-0.3 pts
60Sumner, WA5.2-0 pts
61Kennewick, WA5.2-0.2 pts
62Enumclaw, WA5.2-0.9 pts
63Federal Way, WA5.1-0.1 pts
64Everett, WA5.1-0.3 pts
64Kirkland, WA5.1+0.3 pts
66Kenmore, WA4.9+0.8 pts
67Arlington, WA4.7+1.2 pts
68SeaTac, WA4.6-2.1 pts
69Auburn, WA4.6-0.3 pts
70Shoreline, WA4.3-0.6 pts
71Newcastle, WA4.2+0.2 pts
72Grandview, WA4.20 pts
73Renton, WA4.20 pts
74Lake Forest Park, WA4.1+0.5 pts
75Marysville, WA3.90 pts
76Burien, WA3.70 pts
77Mukilteo, WA3.6-1.4 pts
78Yakima, WA3.4-0.3 pts
79West Richland, WA3.2-1 pts
80Kent, WA3.2-0.9 pts
81Des Moines, WA3.1-0 pts
82Sammamish, WA3.1-0.4 pts
83Lynden, WA3+0.1 pts
84Tukwila, WA2.9-0.3 pts
85Maple Valley, WA2.7-1.1 pts
86Snohomish, WA2.7-1.1 pts
87Snoqualmie, WA2.6-0.8 pts
88Battle Ground, WA2.4-0.2 pts
89Ferndale, WA2.2-1.3 pts
90Covington, WA2-0.4 pts
91Sunnyside, WA1.4-0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Pullman, WA, with 20.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sunnyside, WA, with 1.4% in 2022.

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