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

Pullman, WA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 91 cities in 2024, at 8.8%. Grandview, WA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for Washington was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.8Pullman, WA
Median2.491 cities
Washington2.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Pullman, WA: 8.8 %Pullman, WA8.8Cheney, WA: 7.2 %Cheney, WA7.2Ridgefield, WA: 7 %Ridgefield, WA7Oak Harbor, WA: 7 %Oak Harbor, WA7Yelm, WA: 6.9 %Yelm, WA6.9Poulsbo, WA: 6.2 %Poulsbo, WA6.2Bremerton, WA: 6.1 %Bremerton, WA6.1Port Orchard, WA: 6 %Port Orchard, WA6Washougal, WA: 5.9 %Washougal, WA5.9Seattle, WA: 5.6 %Seattle, WA5.6Ellensburg, WA: 5.4 %Ellensburg, WA5.4Redmond, WA: 5.3 %Redmond, WA5.3Vancouver, WA: 5.3 %Vancouver, WA5.3Issaquah, WA: 4.8 %Issaquah, WA4.8Bellevue, WA: 4.5 %Bellevue, WA4.5Longview, WA: 4.5 %Longview, WA4.5Anacortes, WA: 4.4 %Anacortes, WA4.4Tumwater, WA: 4.3 %Tumwater, WA4.3Bellingham, WA: 4.2 %Bellingham, WA4.2Lacey, WA: 4.2 %Lacey, WA4.2Woodinville, WA: 4.2 %Woodinville, WA4.2Gig Harbor, WA: 4.1 %Gig Harbor, WA4.1Camas, WA: 4.1 %Camas, WA4.1Bainbridge Island, WA: 4 %Bainbridge Island, WA4Lakewood, WA: 4 %Lakewood, WA4Liberty Lake, WA: 3.7 %Liberty Lake, WA3.7Olympia, WA: 3.6 %Olympia, WA3.6Arlington, WA: 3.6 %Arlington, WA3.6Newcastle, WA: 3.6 %Newcastle, WA3.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 3.6 %Mountlake Terrace, WA3.6Mercer Island, WA: 3.5 %Mercer Island, WA3.5Mill Creek, WA: 3.5 %Mill Creek, WA3.5Sumner, WA: 3.3 %Sumner, WA3.3Port Angeles, WA: 3.2 %Port Angeles, WA3.2Tacoma, WA: 3.2 %Tacoma, WA3.2Lake Stevens, WA: 3.1 %Lake Stevens, WA3.1Walla Walla, WA: 3.1 %Walla Walla, WA3.1Richland, WA: 3.1 %Richland, WA3.1Spokane Valley, WA: 3 %Spokane Valley, WA3Spokane, WA: 3 %Spokane, WA3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pullman, WA8.8+0.9 pts
2Cheney, WA7.2+0.3 pts
3Ridgefield, WA7+0.6 pts
4Oak Harbor, WA7-0.8 pts
5Yelm, WA6.9+1.8 pts
6Poulsbo, WA6.2+0.3 pts
7Bremerton, WA6.1-0.6 pts
8Port Orchard, WA6+1 pts
9Washougal, WA5.9+0.1 pts
10Seattle, WA5.60 pts
11Ellensburg, WA5.4+2.5 pts
12Redmond, WA5.3-0.1 pts
12Vancouver, WA5.3-0.1 pts
14Issaquah, WA4.8-0.8 pts
15Bellevue, WA4.5+0.4 pts
16Longview, WA4.5-0.4 pts
17Anacortes, WA4.4+0.7 pts
18Tumwater, WA4.3+0.2 pts
19Bellingham, WA4.2+0.5 pts
20Lacey, WA4.2+0.2 pts
20Woodinville, WA4.2+0.2 pts
22Gig Harbor, WA4.1-1.1 pts
23Camas, WA4.1-0.7 pts
24Bainbridge Island, WA4+0.4 pts
25Lakewood, WA4-0.1 pts
26Liberty Lake, WA3.7-3.7 pts
27Olympia, WA3.6-0.1 pts
28Arlington, WA3.6-0.2 pts
29Newcastle, WA3.60 pts
30Mountlake Terrace, WA3.60 pts
31Mercer Island, WA3.5-0.8 pts
32Mill Creek, WA3.5-0.3 pts
33Sumner, WA3.3-0.1 pts
34Port Angeles, WA3.2+0.4 pts
35Tacoma, WA3.2+0.2 pts
36Lake Stevens, WA3.1+0.1 pts
36Walla Walla, WA3.1-0.3 pts
38Richland, WA3.1-0.6 pts
39Spokane Valley, WA3-0.1 pts
40Spokane, WA3+0.1 pts
41Port Townsend, WA2.9+0.1 pts
42Renton, WA2.7-0 pts
43Bothell, WA2.7-0.3 pts
44Kirkland, WA2.6-0.5 pts
45Wenatchee, WA2.4-0.9 pts
46Airway Heights, WA2.4-0.7 pts
47Federal Way, WA2.4+0.4 pts
48University Place, WA2.30 pts
49Moses Lake, WA2.10 pts
50West Richland, WA2+0.4 pts
51Shoreline, WA2-0.1 pts
52Maple Valley, WA20 pts
53Sammamish, WA2-0.5 pts
54Monroe, WA2+0.4 pts
55Fife, WA1.9-0.2 pts
56Tukwila, WA1.9-0 pts
57Kenmore, WA1.80 pts
58Everett, WA1.8+0.4 pts
59Burlington, WA1.8-0 pts
60Centralia, WA1.7-1.6 pts
61Lake Forest Park, WA1.7-0.1 pts
62Puyallup, WA1.7-0.5 pts
63Kent, WA1.6+0.3 pts
64Bonney Lake, WA1.6-0.4 pts
64SeaTac, WA1.6-0.2 pts
66Pasco, WA1.6-0.3 pts
67Kennewick, WA1.6-0.4 pts
68Lynnwood, WA1.5+0.1 pts
69Des Moines, WA1.5+0.3 pts
70Edgewood, WA1.5-0.4 pts
71Ferndale, WA1.4+0.1 pts
72Enumclaw, WA1.4-1 pts
73Edmonds, WA1.4+0.1 pts
74Sedro-Woolley, WA1.4+0.4 pts
75Mount Vernon, WA1.30 pts
76Mukilteo, WA1.2+0.1 pts
77East Wenatchee, WA1.1+0.4 pts
78Shelton, WA1.1-0.3 pts
79Marysville, WA1.1-0.1 pts
80Burien, WA1.1-0.1 pts
81Kelso, WA1.1-2.3 pts
82Battle Ground, WA1-0.5 pts
83Auburn, WA1-0 pts
84Covington, WA0.9+0.3 pts
85Snohomish, WA0.9+0.1 pts
86Lynden, WA0.8-0.1 pts
87Yakima, WA0.8-0.3 pts
88Aberdeen, WA0.7+0.1 pts
89Snoqualmie, WA0.6-0.3 pts
90Sunnyside, WA0.5-0.1 pts
91Grandview, WA0-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Pullman, WA, with 8.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grandview, WA, with 0% in 2024.

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