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

Whitman County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 39 counties in 2024, at 7.3%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Washington was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7.3Whitman County
Median2.239 counties
Washington2.9History

All counties, 2024

Whitman County: 7.3 %Whitman County7.3Asotin County: 5.1 %Asotin County5.1Clark County: 4.5 %Clark County4.5Kitsap County: 4.1 %Kitsap County4.1Kittitas County: 3.5 %Kittitas County3.5King County: 3.5 %King County3.5Thurston County: 3.4 %Thurston County3.4San Juan County: 3.2 %San Juan County3.2Skamania County: 3.2 %Skamania County3.2Island County: 3 %Island County3Pierce County: 2.9 %Pierce County2.9Spokane County: 2.9 %Spokane County2.9Pacific County: 2.7 %Pacific County2.7Klickitat County: 2.7 %Klickitat County2.7Walla Walla County: 2.7 %Walla Walla County2.7Whatcom County: 2.6 %Whatcom County2.6Clallam County: 2.4 %Clallam County2.4Cowlitz County: 2.3 %Cowlitz County2.3Columbia County: 2.3 %Columbia County2.3Ferry County: 2.2 %Ferry County2.2Stevens County: 2.1 %Stevens County2.1Chelan County: 2.1 %Chelan County2.1Benton County: 2 %Benton County2Jefferson County: 2 %Jefferson County2Pend Oreille County: 1.9 %Pend Oreille County1.9Snohomish County: 1.8 %Snohomish County1.8Skagit County: 1.7 %Skagit County1.7Garfield County: 1.6 %Garfield County1.6Grays Harbor County: 1.6 %Grays Harbor County1.6Douglas County: 1.6 %Douglas County1.6Lewis County: 1.5 %Lewis County1.5Mason County: 1.4 %Mason County1.4Franklin County: 1.4 %Franklin County1.4Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Wahkiakum County: 1.2 %Wahkiakum County1.2Okanogan County: 1.1 %Okanogan County1.1Yakima County: 0.8 %Yakima County0.8Adams County: 0.7 %Adams County0.7Lincoln County: 0.5 %Lincoln County0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Whitman County7.3+0.6 pts
2Asotin County5.1-1.9 pts
3Clark County4.50 pts
4Kitsap County4.1-0.4 pts
5Kittitas County3.5+1.3 pts
6King County3.50 pts
7Thurston County3.4+0.1 pts
8San Juan County3.2-0.4 pts
8Skamania County3.2-0 pts
10Island County3-0.6 pts
11Pierce County2.9-0.1 pts
12Spokane County2.9-0.1 pts
13Pacific County2.7+0.1 pts
14Klickitat County2.7-0.1 pts
15Walla Walla County2.70 pts
16Whatcom County2.6+0.2 pts
17Clallam County2.4-0.5 pts
18Cowlitz County2.3-0.7 pts
19Columbia County2.3+1 pts
20Ferry County2.2-1.7 pts
21Stevens County2.1-0.1 pts
22Chelan County2.1-0.4 pts
23Benton County2-0.3 pts
24Jefferson County2-0.2 pts
25Pend Oreille County1.9-0.5 pts
26Snohomish County1.8-0.1 pts
27Skagit County1.7+0.1 pts
28Garfield County1.6+0.5 pts
29Grays Harbor County1.6+0.3 pts
30Douglas County1.6+0.4 pts
31Lewis County1.5-0.5 pts
32Mason County1.4-0.5 pts
33Franklin County1.4-0.4 pts
34Grant County1.2-0.1 pts
35Wahkiakum County1.2-0.2 pts
36Okanogan County1.1-0.5 pts
37Yakima County0.8-0.1 pts
38Adams County0.7+0.1 pts
39Lincoln County0.5-0.4 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 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 state 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/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 (Counties 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

MLA 9

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, Counties 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-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties 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-counties.

Harvard

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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Whitman County, with 7.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 0.5% in 2024.

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