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

Whitman County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 39 counties in 2022, at 15.8%. Yakima County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 6.5% and the figure for Washington was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.8Whitman County
Lowest2.7Yakima County
Median6.539 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 4.5 %Asotin County: 9.5 %Benton County: 4.9 %Chelan County: 6.9 %Clallam County: 6.2 %Clark County: 6.2 %Columbia County: 6.2 %Cowlitz County: 6 %Douglas County: 6.9 %Ferry County: 9.2 %Franklin County: 7.5 %Garfield County: 6.4 %Grant County: 4.3 %Grays Harbor County: 8 %Island County: 8.1 %Jefferson County: 6.1 %King County: 5.4 %Kitsap County: 7.6 %Kittitas County: 12.4 %Klickitat County: 5.6 %Lewis County: 6.5 %Lincoln County: 4.9 %Mason County: 7.5 %Okanogan County: 5.5 %Pacific County: 7.2 %Pend Oreille County: 6.9 %Pierce County: 6.9 %San Juan County: 7 %Skagit County: 6.3 %Skamania County: 8.7 %Snohomish County: 5.7 %Spokane County: 6.2 %Stevens County: 4.9 %Thurston County: 7.5 %Wahkiakum County: 5.5 %Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Whatcom County: 6.7 %Whitman County: 15.8 %Yakima County: 2.7 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 6.5
  • 6.5 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 8.1
  • 8.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Whitman County: 15.8 %Whitman County15.8Kittitas County: 12.4 %Kittitas County12.4Asotin County: 9.5 %Asotin County9.5Ferry County: 9.2 %Ferry County9.2Skamania County: 8.7 %Skamania County8.7Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Walla Walla County8.2Island County: 8.1 %Island County8.1Grays Harbor County: 8 %Grays Harbor County8Kitsap County: 7.6 %Kitsap County7.6Thurston County: 7.5 %Thurston County7.5Franklin County: 7.5 %Franklin County7.5Mason County: 7.5 %Mason County7.5Pacific County: 7.2 %Pacific County7.2San Juan County: 7 %San Juan County7Pierce County: 6.9 %Pierce County6.9Pend Oreille County: 6.9 %Pend Oreille County6.9Chelan County: 6.9 %Chelan County6.9Douglas County: 6.9 %Douglas County6.9Whatcom County: 6.7 %Whatcom County6.7Lewis County: 6.5 %Lewis County6.5Garfield County: 6.4 %Garfield County6.4Skagit County: 6.3 %Skagit County6.3Clallam County: 6.2 %Clallam County6.2Columbia County: 6.2 %Columbia County6.2Clark County: 6.2 %Clark County6.2Spokane County: 6.2 %Spokane County6.2Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Cowlitz County: 6 %Cowlitz County6Snohomish County: 5.7 %Snohomish County5.7Klickitat County: 5.6 %Klickitat County5.6Wahkiakum County: 5.5 %Wahkiakum County5.5Okanogan County: 5.5 %Okanogan County5.5King County: 5.4 %King County5.4Lincoln County: 4.9 %Lincoln County4.9Benton County: 4.9 %Benton County4.9Stevens County: 4.9 %Stevens County4.9Adams County: 4.5 %Adams County4.5Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Yakima County: 2.7 %Yakima County2.7Whitman County: 15.8 %Whitman County15.8Kittitas County: 12.4 %Kittitas County12.4Asotin County: 9.5 %Asotin County9.5Ferry County: 9.2 %Ferry County9.2Skamania County: 8.7 %Skamania County8.7Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Walla Walla County8.2Island County: 8.1 %Island County8.1Grays Harbor County: 8 %Grays Harbor County8Kitsap County: 7.6 %Kitsap County7.6Thurston County: 7.5 %Thurston County7.5Franklin County: 7.5 %Franklin County7.5Mason County: 7.5 %Mason County7.5Pacific County: 7.2 %Pacific County7.2San Juan County: 7 %San Juan County7Pierce County: 6.9 %Pierce County6.9Pend Oreille County: 6.9 %Pend Oreille County6.9Chelan County: 6.9 %Chelan County6.9Douglas County: 6.9 %Douglas County6.9Whatcom County: 6.7 %Whatcom County6.7Lewis County: 6.5 %Lewis County6.5Garfield County: 6.4 %Garfield County6.4Skagit County: 6.3 %Skagit County6.3Clallam County: 6.2 %Clallam County6.2Columbia County: 6.2 %Columbia County6.2Clark County: 6.2 %Clark County6.2Spokane County: 6.2 %Spokane County6.2Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Cowlitz County: 6 %Cowlitz County6Snohomish County: 5.7 %Snohomish County5.7Klickitat County: 5.6 %Klickitat County5.6Wahkiakum County: 5.5 %Wahkiakum County5.5Okanogan County: 5.5 %Okanogan County5.5King County: 5.4 %King County5.4Lincoln County: 4.9 %Lincoln County4.9Benton County: 4.9 %Benton County4.9Stevens County: 4.9 %Stevens County4.9Adams County: 4.5 %Adams County4.5Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Yakima County: 2.7 %Yakima County2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitman County15.8-0.9 pts
2Kittitas County12.4-2.8 pts
3Asotin County9.5-1.5 pts
4Ferry County9.2+1.5 pts
5Skamania County8.7+0.9 pts
6Walla Walla County8.2-1.1 pts
7Island County8.1+0.6 pts
8Grays Harbor County8-0 pts
9Kitsap County7.6-0.6 pts
10Thurston County7.5-0 pts
11Franklin County7.5+0.3 pts
11Mason County7.5+0.2 pts
13Pacific County7.2-0.1 pts
14San Juan County7+0.1 pts
15Pierce County6.9-0.3 pts
16Pend Oreille County6.9-1.6 pts
17Chelan County6.9-0.4 pts
17Douglas County6.9+0.1 pts
19Whatcom County6.7-0.4 pts
20Lewis County6.5-0.9 pts
21Garfield County6.4+1.5 pts
22Skagit County6.3+0.8 pts
23Clallam County6.2-0.5 pts
24Columbia County6.2-1.3 pts
25Clark County6.2+0.1 pts
26Spokane County6.2-0.1 pts
27Jefferson County6.1-0.7 pts
28Cowlitz County6-0.6 pts
29Snohomish County5.7-0.1 pts
30Klickitat County5.6-0.8 pts
31Wahkiakum County5.5+0.9 pts
32Okanogan County5.5-1.4 pts
33King County5.4-0.1 pts
34Lincoln County4.9-0.3 pts
35Benton County4.9-0.1 pts
35Stevens County4.9-1 pts
37Adams County4.5-1 pts
38Grant County4.3-0.1 pts
39Yakima County2.7-0.2 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 counties 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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?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: Counties in Washington by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/washington-counties?period=2022. 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. 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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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Whitman County, with 15.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yakima County, with 2.7% in 2022.

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