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 2022, at 9.8%. East Wenatchee, WA had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Washington was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA: 9.8 %Liberty Lake, WA9.8Oak Harbor, WA: 7.3 %Oak Harbor, WA7.3Ridgefield, WA: 7.3 %Ridgefield, WA7.3Pullman, WA: 7.3 %Pullman, WA7.3Cheney, WA: 7.1 %Cheney, WA7.1Bremerton, WA: 7.1 %Bremerton, WA7.1Redmond, WA: 6.2 %Redmond, WA6.2Washougal, WA: 5.9 %Washougal, WA5.9Vancouver, WA: 5.9 %Vancouver, WA5.9Seattle, WA: 5.7 %Seattle, WA5.7Gig Harbor, WA: 5.6 %Gig Harbor, WA5.6Camas, WA: 5.3 %Camas, WA5.3Yelm, WA: 5.3 %Yelm, WA5.3Issaquah, WA: 4.9 %Issaquah, WA4.9Bellevue, WA: 4.7 %Bellevue, WA4.7Woodinville, WA: 4.6 %Woodinville, WA4.6Airway Heights, WA: 4.6 %Airway Heights, WA4.6Tumwater, WA: 4.5 %Tumwater, WA4.5Mercer Island, WA: 4.5 %Mercer Island, WA4.5Poulsbo, WA: 4.3 %Poulsbo, WA4.3Lakewood, WA: 4.2 %Lakewood, WA4.2Anacortes, WA: 4.1 %Anacortes, WA4.1Lacey, WA: 4 %Lacey, WA4Port Angeles, WA: 4 %Port Angeles, WA4Mill Creek, WA: 3.9 %Mill Creek, WA3.9Bellingham, WA: 3.8 %Bellingham, WA3.8Longview, WA: 3.8 %Longview, WA3.8Spokane Valley, WA: 3.8 %Spokane Valley, WA3.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 3.8 %Mountlake Terrace, WA3.8Port Townsend, WA: 3.6 %Port Townsend, WA3.6Centralia, WA: 3.6 %Centralia, WA3.6Newcastle, WA: 3.6 %Newcastle, WA3.6Olympia, WA: 3.6 %Olympia, WA3.6Richland, WA: 3.6 %Richland, WA3.6Walla Walla, WA: 3.4 %Walla Walla, WA3.4Tacoma, WA: 3.2 %Tacoma, WA3.2Bainbridge Island, WA: 3.1 %Bainbridge Island, WA3.1Wenatchee, WA: 3.1 %Wenatchee, WA3.1Kirkland, WA: 3.1 %Kirkland, WA3.1Port Orchard, WA: 3 %Port Orchard, WA3Liberty Lake, WA: 9.8 %Liberty Lake, WA9.8Oak Harbor, WA: 7.3 %Oak Harbor, WA7.3Ridgefield, WA: 7.3 %Ridgefield, WA7.3Pullman, WA: 7.3 %Pullman, WA7.3Cheney, WA: 7.1 %Cheney, WA7.1Bremerton, WA: 7.1 %Bremerton, WA7.1Redmond, WA: 6.2 %Redmond, WA6.2Washougal, WA: 5.9 %Washougal, WA5.9Vancouver, WA: 5.9 %Vancouver, WA5.9Seattle, WA: 5.7 %Seattle, WA5.7Gig Harbor, WA: 5.6 %Gig Harbor, WA5.6Camas, WA: 5.3 %Camas, WA5.3Yelm, WA: 5.3 %Yelm, WA5.3Issaquah, WA: 4.9 %Issaquah, WA4.9Bellevue, WA: 4.7 %Bellevue, WA4.7Woodinville, WA: 4.6 %Woodinville, WA4.6Airway Heights, WA: 4.6 %Airway Heights, WA4.6Tumwater, WA: 4.5 %Tumwater, WA4.5Mercer Island, WA: 4.5 %Mercer Island, WA4.5Poulsbo, WA: 4.3 %Poulsbo, WA4.3Lakewood, WA: 4.2 %Lakewood, WA4.2Anacortes, WA: 4.1 %Anacortes, WA4.1Lacey, WA: 4 %Lacey, WA4Port Angeles, WA: 4 %Port Angeles, WA4Mill Creek, WA: 3.9 %Mill Creek, WA3.9Bellingham, WA: 3.8 %Bellingham, WA3.8Longview, WA: 3.8 %Longview, WA3.8Spokane Valley, WA: 3.8 %Spokane Valley, WA3.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 3.8 %Mountlake Terrace, WA3.8Port Townsend, WA: 3.6 %Port Townsend, WA3.6Centralia, WA: 3.6 %Centralia, WA3.6Newcastle, WA: 3.6 %Newcastle, WA3.6Olympia, WA: 3.6 %Olympia, WA3.6Richland, WA: 3.6 %Richland, WA3.6Walla Walla, WA: 3.4 %Walla Walla, WA3.4Tacoma, WA: 3.2 %Tacoma, WA3.2Bainbridge Island, WA: 3.1 %Bainbridge Island, WA3.1Wenatchee, WA: 3.1 %Wenatchee, WA3.1Kirkland, WA: 3.1 %Kirkland, WA3.1Port Orchard, WA: 3 %Port Orchard, WA3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Liberty Lake, WA9.8+1.6 pts
2Oak Harbor, WA7.3+0.5 pts
2Ridgefield, WA7.3+1.2 pts
4Pullman, WA7.3-0.1 pts
5Cheney, WA7.1+0.7 pts
6Bremerton, WA7.1-0.6 pts
7Redmond, WA6.2+0.8 pts
8Washougal, WA5.9+0.3 pts
9Vancouver, WA5.9-0.1 pts
10Seattle, WA5.7+0.2 pts
11Gig Harbor, WA5.6+1.3 pts
12Camas, WA5.3+0.2 pts
13Yelm, WA5.30 pts
14Issaquah, WA4.9-1.3 pts
15Bellevue, WA4.7-0.1 pts
16Woodinville, WA4.6+1.9 pts
17Airway Heights, WA4.6+0.8 pts
18Tumwater, WA4.5-0.2 pts
19Mercer Island, WA4.5-0.2 pts
20Poulsbo, WA4.3+0.3 pts
21Lakewood, WA4.2-0.3 pts
22Anacortes, WA4.1-0.5 pts
23Lacey, WA4+0.8 pts
23Port Angeles, WA4+0.1 pts
25Mill Creek, WA3.9+0.2 pts
26Bellingham, WA3.8+0.1 pts
26Longview, WA3.8+0.4 pts
28Spokane Valley, WA3.8+0.3 pts
29Mountlake Terrace, WA3.8-0.1 pts
30Port Townsend, WA3.6+0.5 pts
31Centralia, WA3.6-0.4 pts
32Newcastle, WA3.6-0.1 pts
33Olympia, WA3.6-0.2 pts
33Richland, WA3.60 pts
35Walla Walla, WA3.4-0.8 pts
36Tacoma, WA3.2+0.1 pts
37Bainbridge Island, WA3.1+0.2 pts
38Wenatchee, WA3.1-0.4 pts
39Kirkland, WA3.1+0.1 pts
40Port Orchard, WA3-0.3 pts
41Spokane, WA2.9-0.3 pts
42Kelso, WA2.9+0.2 pts
43Bothell, WA2.8-0.3 pts
44Ellensburg, WA2.8+0.7 pts
45Enumclaw, WA2.8-0 pts
46Lake Stevens, WA2.7+1.1 pts
47Arlington, WA2.6+0.7 pts
48Sammamish, WA2.6-0.4 pts
49Renton, WA2.5-0.3 pts
50Kenmore, WA2.5+0.1 pts
51Federal Way, WA2.5-0.3 pts
52University Place, WA2.4-0.1 pts
53Burien, WA2.4+0.1 pts
54Shoreline, WA2.3-0.3 pts
55SeaTac, WA2.3-1.3 pts
56Lake Forest Park, WA2.20 pts
57Maple Valley, WA2.2-1.4 pts
58Pasco, WA2.2+0.1 pts
59Moses Lake, WA2.2-0.3 pts
60Puyallup, WA2.1-0.6 pts
61Kennewick, WA2.1-0.3 pts
62Sumner, WA2+0.8 pts
63Ferndale, WA1.9-1.3 pts
63Lynnwood, WA1.9-0 pts
65Mount Vernon, WA1.9+0.6 pts
66Everett, WA1.7-0.3 pts
67Battle Ground, WA1.7-0.1 pts
68Edmonds, WA1.6-0.3 pts
69Kent, WA1.6-0.6 pts
70Burlington, WA1.6-0.1 pts
71Snoqualmie, WA1.6-0.5 pts
72Marysville, WA1.5-0 pts
73Aberdeen, WA1.5-1.1 pts
74Bonney Lake, WA1.5+0.3 pts
75Shelton, WA1.5-1.1 pts
76Auburn, WA1.4-0.2 pts
77West Richland, WA1.4-0.7 pts
78Fife, WA1.3-1 pts
79Edgewood, WA1.3+0.6 pts
80Monroe, WA1.3+0.4 pts
81Des Moines, WA1.3-0.2 pts
82Mukilteo, WA1.2-0.1 pts
83Tukwila, WA1.2-0.5 pts
84Sedro-Woolley, WA1.1+0.2 pts
85Yakima, WA1.1-0.1 pts
86Grandview, WA1-0.8 pts
87Lynden, WA0.90 pts
88Covington, WA0.8-0.3 pts
89Snohomish, WA0.6-1 pts
90Sunnyside, WA0.2-0.3 pts
91East Wenatchee, WA0.1-0.2 pts

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Liberty Lake, WA, with 9.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Wenatchee, WA, with 0.1% in 2022.

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