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

Liberty Lake, WA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 91 cities in 2021, at 8.2%. East Wenatchee, WA had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Washington was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.2Liberty Lake, WA
Lowest0.3East Wenatchee, WA
Median2.891 cities
Washington3.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Liberty Lake, WA: 8.2 %Liberty Lake, WA8.2Bremerton, WA: 7.7 %Bremerton, WA7.7Pullman, WA: 7.4 %Pullman, WA7.4Oak Harbor, WA: 6.8 %Oak Harbor, WA6.8Cheney, WA: 6.4 %Cheney, WA6.4Issaquah, WA: 6.2 %Issaquah, WA6.2Ridgefield, WA: 6.1 %Ridgefield, WA6.1Vancouver, WA: 6 %Vancouver, WA6Washougal, WA: 5.7 %Washougal, WA5.7Seattle, WA: 5.5 %Seattle, WA5.5Redmond, WA: 5.4 %Redmond, WA5.4Yelm, WA: 5.3 %Yelm, WA5.3Camas, WA: 5.1 %Camas, WA5.1Bellevue, WA: 4.8 %Bellevue, WA4.8Tumwater, WA: 4.8 %Tumwater, WA4.8Mercer Island, WA: 4.7 %Mercer Island, WA4.7Anacortes, WA: 4.5 %Anacortes, WA4.5Lakewood, WA: 4.5 %Lakewood, WA4.5Gig Harbor, WA: 4.3 %Gig Harbor, WA4.3Walla Walla, WA: 4.2 %Walla Walla, WA4.2Centralia, WA: 4 %Centralia, WA4Poulsbo, WA: 4 %Poulsbo, WA4Port Angeles, WA: 4 %Port Angeles, WA4Mountlake Terrace, WA: 3.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA3.9Airway Heights, WA: 3.8 %Airway Heights, WA3.8Mill Creek, WA: 3.8 %Mill Creek, WA3.8Olympia, WA: 3.8 %Olympia, WA3.8Bellingham, WA: 3.7 %Bellingham, WA3.7Newcastle, WA: 3.7 %Newcastle, WA3.7SeaTac, WA: 3.6 %SeaTac, WA3.6Maple Valley, WA: 3.6 %Maple Valley, WA3.6Spokane Valley, WA: 3.5 %Spokane Valley, WA3.5Richland, WA: 3.5 %Richland, WA3.5Wenatchee, WA: 3.5 %Wenatchee, WA3.5Longview, WA: 3.5 %Longview, WA3.5Port Orchard, WA: 3.3 %Port Orchard, WA3.3Ferndale, WA: 3.3 %Ferndale, WA3.3Lacey, WA: 3.3 %Lacey, WA3.3Spokane, WA: 3.2 %Spokane, WA3.2Port Townsend, WA: 3.2 %Port Townsend, WA3.2Liberty Lake, WA: 8.2 %Liberty Lake, WA8.2Bremerton, WA: 7.7 %Bremerton, WA7.7Pullman, WA: 7.4 %Pullman, WA7.4Oak Harbor, WA: 6.8 %Oak Harbor, WA6.8Cheney, WA: 6.4 %Cheney, WA6.4Issaquah, WA: 6.2 %Issaquah, WA6.2Ridgefield, WA: 6.1 %Ridgefield, WA6.1Vancouver, WA: 6 %Vancouver, WA6Washougal, WA: 5.7 %Washougal, WA5.7Seattle, WA: 5.5 %Seattle, WA5.5Redmond, WA: 5.4 %Redmond, WA5.4Yelm, WA: 5.3 %Yelm, WA5.3Camas, WA: 5.1 %Camas, WA5.1Bellevue, WA: 4.8 %Bellevue, WA4.8Tumwater, WA: 4.8 %Tumwater, WA4.8Mercer Island, WA: 4.7 %Mercer Island, WA4.7Anacortes, WA: 4.5 %Anacortes, WA4.5Lakewood, WA: 4.5 %Lakewood, WA4.5Gig Harbor, WA: 4.3 %Gig Harbor, WA4.3Walla Walla, WA: 4.2 %Walla Walla, WA4.2Centralia, WA: 4 %Centralia, WA4Poulsbo, WA: 4 %Poulsbo, WA4Port Angeles, WA: 4 %Port Angeles, WA4Mountlake Terrace, WA: 3.9 %Mountlake Terrace, WA3.9Airway Heights, WA: 3.8 %Airway Heights, WA3.8Mill Creek, WA: 3.8 %Mill Creek, WA3.8Olympia, WA: 3.8 %Olympia, WA3.8Bellingham, WA: 3.7 %Bellingham, WA3.7Newcastle, WA: 3.7 %Newcastle, WA3.7SeaTac, WA: 3.6 %SeaTac, WA3.6Maple Valley, WA: 3.6 %Maple Valley, WA3.6Spokane Valley, WA: 3.5 %Spokane Valley, WA3.5Richland, WA: 3.5 %Richland, WA3.5Wenatchee, WA: 3.5 %Wenatchee, WA3.5Longview, WA: 3.5 %Longview, WA3.5Port Orchard, WA: 3.3 %Port Orchard, WA3.3Ferndale, WA: 3.3 %Ferndale, WA3.3Lacey, WA: 3.3 %Lacey, WA3.3Spokane, WA: 3.2 %Spokane, WA3.2Port Townsend, WA: 3.2 %Port Townsend, WA3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Liberty Lake, WA8.2
2Bremerton, WA7.7
3Pullman, WA7.4
4Oak Harbor, WA6.8
5Cheney, WA6.4
6Issaquah, WA6.2
7Ridgefield, WA6.1
8Vancouver, WA6
9Washougal, WA5.7
10Seattle, WA5.5
11Redmond, WA5.4
12Yelm, WA5.3
13Camas, WA5.1
14Bellevue, WA4.8
15Tumwater, WA4.8
16Mercer Island, WA4.7
17Anacortes, WA4.5
18Lakewood, WA4.5
19Gig Harbor, WA4.3
20Walla Walla, WA4.2
21Centralia, WA4
22Poulsbo, WA4
23Port Angeles, WA4
24Mountlake Terrace, WA3.9
25Airway Heights, WA3.8
26Mill Creek, WA3.8
27Olympia, WA3.8
28Bellingham, WA3.7
29Newcastle, WA3.7
30SeaTac, WA3.6
31Maple Valley, WA3.6
32Spokane Valley, WA3.5
33Richland, WA3.5
34Wenatchee, WA3.5
35Longview, WA3.5
36Port Orchard, WA3.3
37Ferndale, WA3.3
38Lacey, WA3.3
39Spokane, WA3.2
40Port Townsend, WA3.2
41Bothell, WA3.2
42Tacoma, WA3.1
43Kirkland, WA2.9
44Bainbridge Island, WA2.9
44Sammamish, WA2.9
46Enumclaw, WA2.8
47Renton, WA2.8
48Federal Way, WA2.7
48Kelso, WA2.7
50Puyallup, WA2.7
51Woodinville, WA2.7
52Shelton, WA2.6
53Shoreline, WA2.6
54Aberdeen, WA2.6
55Moses Lake, WA2.5
55University Place, WA2.5
57Kennewick, WA2.4
58Kenmore, WA2.4
59Fife, WA2.4
60Burien, WA2.3
61Lake Forest Park, WA2.2
62Kent, WA2.2
63Ellensburg, WA2.1
64Pasco, WA2.1
65Snoqualmie, WA2.1
66West Richland, WA2.1
67Everett, WA2.1
68Lynnwood, WA2
69Arlington, WA2
70Edmonds, WA1.9
71Battle Ground, WA1.8
72Grandview, WA1.7
73Burlington, WA1.7
74Tukwila, WA1.7
75Lake Stevens, WA1.6
76Snohomish, WA1.6
77Auburn, WA1.6
78Marysville, WA1.6
79Des Moines, WA1.5
80Mukilteo, WA1.4
81Mount Vernon, WA1.3
82Sumner, WA1.2
82Yakima, WA1.2
84Bonney Lake, WA1.2
85Covington, WA1
86Monroe, WA0.9
86Sedro-Woolley, WA0.9
88Lynden, WA0.9
89Edgewood, WA0.8
90Sunnyside, WA0.5
91East Wenatchee, WA0.3

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 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

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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, 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-state/washington-cities?period=2021. 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, 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-state/washington-cities?period=2021.

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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, 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-state/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Liberty Lake, WA, with 8.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Wenatchee, WA, with 0.3% in 2021.

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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 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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