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

Asotin County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 39 counties in 2022, at 7.9%. Adams County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Washington was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Asotin County
Lowest0.8Adams County
Median2.539 counties
Washington3.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 0.8 %Asotin County: 7.9 %Benton County: 2.2 %Chelan County: 2.3 %Clallam County: 3.7 %Clark County: 4.6 %Columbia County: 2.2 %Cowlitz County: 2.7 %Douglas County: 1.7 %Ferry County: 3.4 %Franklin County: 2.1 %Garfield County: 2.5 %Grant County: 1.6 %Grays Harbor County: 1.8 %Island County: 3.5 %Jefferson County: 2.3 %King County: 3.7 %Kitsap County: 4.4 %Kittitas County: 2.7 %Klickitat County: 2.9 %Lewis County: 2.2 %Lincoln County: 0.8 %Mason County: 1.7 %Okanogan County: 2.2 %Pacific County: 2.5 %Pend Oreille County: 3.4 %Pierce County: 3.1 %San Juan County: 3.8 %Skagit County: 1.8 %Skamania County: 2.9 %Snohomish County: 1.9 %Spokane County: 3.2 %Stevens County: 1.8 %Thurston County: 3.3 %Wahkiakum County: 1.5 %Walla Walla County: 2.8 %Whatcom County: 2.7 %Whitman County: 6 %Yakima County: 0.9 %
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  • 1.7 to 2.2
  • 2.2 to 2.5
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  • 3 to 3.6
  • 3.6 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Asotin County: 7.9 %Asotin County7.9Whitman County: 6 %Whitman County6Clark County: 4.6 %Clark County4.6Kitsap County: 4.4 %Kitsap County4.4San Juan County: 3.8 %San Juan County3.8Clallam County: 3.7 %Clallam County3.7King County: 3.7 %King County3.7Island County: 3.5 %Island County3.5Pend Oreille County: 3.4 %Pend Oreille County3.4Ferry County: 3.4 %Ferry County3.4Thurston County: 3.3 %Thurston County3.3Spokane County: 3.2 %Spokane County3.2Pierce County: 3.1 %Pierce County3.1Skamania County: 2.9 %Skamania County2.9Klickitat County: 2.9 %Klickitat County2.9Walla Walla County: 2.8 %Walla Walla County2.8Kittitas County: 2.7 %Kittitas County2.7Cowlitz County: 2.7 %Cowlitz County2.7Whatcom County: 2.7 %Whatcom County2.7Pacific County: 2.5 %Pacific County2.5Garfield County: 2.5 %Garfield County2.5Jefferson County: 2.3 %Jefferson County2.3Chelan County: 2.3 %Chelan County2.3Okanogan County: 2.2 %Okanogan County2.2Benton County: 2.2 %Benton County2.2Columbia County: 2.2 %Columbia County2.2Lewis County: 2.2 %Lewis County2.2Franklin County: 2.1 %Franklin County2.1Snohomish County: 1.9 %Snohomish County1.9Skagit County: 1.8 %Skagit County1.8Stevens County: 1.8 %Stevens County1.8Grays Harbor County: 1.8 %Grays Harbor County1.8Mason County: 1.7 %Mason County1.7Douglas County: 1.7 %Douglas County1.7Grant County: 1.6 %Grant County1.6Wahkiakum County: 1.5 %Wahkiakum County1.5Yakima County: 0.9 %Yakima County0.9Lincoln County: 0.8 %Lincoln County0.8Adams County: 0.8 %Adams County0.8Asotin County: 7.9 %Asotin County7.9Whitman County: 6 %Whitman County6Clark County: 4.6 %Clark County4.6Kitsap County: 4.4 %Kitsap County4.4San Juan County: 3.8 %San Juan County3.8Clallam County: 3.7 %Clallam County3.7King County: 3.7 %King County3.7Island County: 3.5 %Island County3.5Pend Oreille County: 3.4 %Pend Oreille County3.4Ferry County: 3.4 %Ferry County3.4Thurston County: 3.3 %Thurston County3.3Spokane County: 3.2 %Spokane County3.2Pierce County: 3.1 %Pierce County3.1Skamania County: 2.9 %Skamania County2.9Klickitat County: 2.9 %Klickitat County2.9Walla Walla County: 2.8 %Walla Walla County2.8Kittitas County: 2.7 %Kittitas County2.7Cowlitz County: 2.7 %Cowlitz County2.7Whatcom County: 2.7 %Whatcom County2.7Pacific County: 2.5 %Pacific County2.5Garfield County: 2.5 %Garfield County2.5Jefferson County: 2.3 %Jefferson County2.3Chelan County: 2.3 %Chelan County2.3Okanogan County: 2.2 %Okanogan County2.2Benton County: 2.2 %Benton County2.2Columbia County: 2.2 %Columbia County2.2Lewis County: 2.2 %Lewis County2.2Franklin County: 2.1 %Franklin County2.1Snohomish County: 1.9 %Snohomish County1.9Skagit County: 1.8 %Skagit County1.8Stevens County: 1.8 %Stevens County1.8Grays Harbor County: 1.8 %Grays Harbor County1.8Mason County: 1.7 %Mason County1.7Douglas County: 1.7 %Douglas County1.7Grant County: 1.6 %Grant County1.6Wahkiakum County: 1.5 %Wahkiakum County1.5Yakima County: 0.9 %Yakima County0.9Lincoln County: 0.8 %Lincoln County0.8Adams County: 0.8 %Adams County0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Asotin County7.9-1.9 pts
2Whitman County6+0.1 pts
3Clark County4.6+0.1 pts
4Kitsap County4.4-0.3 pts
5San Juan County3.80 pts
6Clallam County3.7-0.1 pts
7King County3.7-0 pts
8Island County3.50 pts
9Pend Oreille County3.4-1.2 pts
10Ferry County3.4+0.8 pts
11Thurston County3.3+0.2 pts
12Spokane County3.2-0.1 pts
13Pierce County3.1-0.2 pts
14Skamania County2.9-0.6 pts
15Klickitat County2.9-0.8 pts
16Walla Walla County2.8-0.8 pts
17Kittitas County2.7+0.3 pts
18Cowlitz County2.7-0 pts
19Whatcom County2.7-0.2 pts
20Pacific County2.5-0.4 pts
21Garfield County2.5+0.3 pts
22Jefferson County2.3+0.2 pts
23Chelan County2.3+0.1 pts
24Okanogan County2.2-0.5 pts
25Benton County2.2-0.1 pts
26Columbia County2.2+0.4 pts
27Lewis County2.2-0.6 pts
28Franklin County2.10 pts
29Snohomish County1.9-0 pts
30Skagit County1.8-0 pts
31Stevens County1.8+0.1 pts
32Grays Harbor County1.8-0.4 pts
33Mason County1.7+0.2 pts
34Douglas County1.7+0.5 pts
35Grant County1.6+0.2 pts
36Wahkiakum County1.5+0.1 pts
37Yakima County0.9-0.2 pts
38Lincoln County0.8+0.1 pts
39Adams County0.8-0 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-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 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, 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-counties?period=2022.

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, 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-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 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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/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 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/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 state in the past year?

Asotin County, with 7.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Adams County, with 0.8% in 2022.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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