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 2023, at 7.1%. Adams County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for Washington was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.1Asotin County
Lowest0.6Adams County
Median2.439 counties
Washington2.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 0.6 %Asotin County: 7.1 %Benton County: 2.3 %Chelan County: 2.5 %Clallam County: 2.9 %Clark County: 4.4 %Columbia County: 1.3 %Cowlitz County: 3 %Douglas County: 1.2 %Ferry County: 3.9 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Garfield County: 1.1 %Grant County: 1.4 %Grays Harbor County: 1.4 %Island County: 3.6 %Jefferson County: 2.2 %King County: 3.5 %Kitsap County: 4.5 %Kittitas County: 2.2 %Klickitat County: 2.8 %Lewis County: 2 %Lincoln County: 1 %Mason County: 1.9 %Okanogan County: 1.6 %Pacific County: 2.7 %Pend Oreille County: 2.4 %Pierce County: 3 %San Juan County: 3.5 %Skagit County: 1.6 %Skamania County: 3.2 %Snohomish County: 1.8 %Spokane County: 3 %Stevens County: 2.2 %Thurston County: 3.3 %Wahkiakum County: 1.4 %Walla Walla County: 2.6 %Whatcom County: 2.4 %Whitman County: 6.7 %Yakima County: 0.8 %
  • Under 1.4
  • 1.4 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.9
  • 2.9 to 3.5
  • 3.5 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Asotin County: 7.1 %Asotin County7.1Whitman County: 6.7 %Whitman County6.7Kitsap County: 4.5 %Kitsap County4.5Clark County: 4.4 %Clark County4.4Ferry County: 3.9 %Ferry County3.9Island County: 3.6 %Island County3.6San Juan County: 3.5 %San Juan County3.5King County: 3.5 %King County3.5Thurston County: 3.3 %Thurston County3.3Skamania County: 3.2 %Skamania County3.2Cowlitz County: 3 %Cowlitz County3Spokane County: 3 %Spokane County3Pierce County: 3 %Pierce County3Clallam County: 2.9 %Clallam County2.9Klickitat County: 2.8 %Klickitat County2.8Pacific County: 2.7 %Pacific County2.7Walla Walla County: 2.6 %Walla Walla County2.6Chelan County: 2.5 %Chelan County2.5Whatcom County: 2.4 %Whatcom County2.4Pend Oreille County: 2.4 %Pend Oreille County2.4Benton County: 2.3 %Benton County2.3Kittitas County: 2.2 %Kittitas County2.2Stevens County: 2.2 %Stevens County2.2Jefferson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County2.2Lewis County: 2 %Lewis County2Mason County: 1.9 %Mason County1.9Snohomish County: 1.8 %Snohomish County1.8Franklin County: 1.7 %Franklin County1.7Skagit County: 1.6 %Skagit County1.6Okanogan County: 1.6 %Okanogan County1.6Grant County: 1.4 %Grant County1.4Grays Harbor County: 1.4 %Grays Harbor County1.4Wahkiakum County: 1.4 %Wahkiakum County1.4Columbia County: 1.3 %Columbia County1.3Douglas County: 1.2 %Douglas County1.2Garfield County: 1.1 %Garfield County1.1Lincoln County: 1 %Lincoln County1Yakima County: 0.8 %Yakima County0.8Adams County: 0.6 %Adams County0.6Asotin County: 7.1 %Asotin County7.1Whitman County: 6.7 %Whitman County6.7Kitsap County: 4.5 %Kitsap County4.5Clark County: 4.4 %Clark County4.4Ferry County: 3.9 %Ferry County3.9Island County: 3.6 %Island County3.6San Juan County: 3.5 %San Juan County3.5King County: 3.5 %King County3.5Thurston County: 3.3 %Thurston County3.3Skamania County: 3.2 %Skamania County3.2Cowlitz County: 3 %Cowlitz County3Spokane County: 3 %Spokane County3Pierce County: 3 %Pierce County3Clallam County: 2.9 %Clallam County2.9Klickitat County: 2.8 %Klickitat County2.8Pacific County: 2.7 %Pacific County2.7Walla Walla County: 2.6 %Walla Walla County2.6Chelan County: 2.5 %Chelan County2.5Whatcom County: 2.4 %Whatcom County2.4Pend Oreille County: 2.4 %Pend Oreille County2.4Benton County: 2.3 %Benton County2.3Kittitas County: 2.2 %Kittitas County2.2Stevens County: 2.2 %Stevens County2.2Jefferson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County2.2Lewis County: 2 %Lewis County2Mason County: 1.9 %Mason County1.9Snohomish County: 1.8 %Snohomish County1.8Franklin County: 1.7 %Franklin County1.7Skagit County: 1.6 %Skagit County1.6Okanogan County: 1.6 %Okanogan County1.6Grant County: 1.4 %Grant County1.4Grays Harbor County: 1.4 %Grays Harbor County1.4Wahkiakum County: 1.4 %Wahkiakum County1.4Columbia County: 1.3 %Columbia County1.3Douglas County: 1.2 %Douglas County1.2Garfield County: 1.1 %Garfield County1.1Lincoln County: 1 %Lincoln County1Yakima County: 0.8 %Yakima County0.8Adams County: 0.6 %Adams County0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Asotin County7.1-0.8 pts
2Whitman County6.7+0.7 pts
3Kitsap County4.5+0.1 pts
4Clark County4.4-0.2 pts
5Ferry County3.9+0.5 pts
6Island County3.6+0.1 pts
7San Juan County3.5-0.3 pts
8King County3.5-0.2 pts
9Thurston County3.3-0 pts
10Skamania County3.2+0.3 pts
11Cowlitz County3+0.3 pts
12Spokane County3-0.2 pts
13Pierce County3-0.1 pts
14Clallam County2.9-0.8 pts
15Klickitat County2.8-0 pts
16Pacific County2.7+0.1 pts
17Walla Walla County2.6-0.1 pts
18Chelan County2.5+0.1 pts
19Whatcom County2.4-0.2 pts
20Pend Oreille County2.4-1 pts
21Benton County2.3+0.1 pts
22Kittitas County2.2-0.5 pts
23Stevens County2.2+0.4 pts
24Jefferson County2.2-0.2 pts
25Lewis County2-0.2 pts
26Mason County1.9+0.2 pts
27Snohomish County1.8-0.1 pts
28Franklin County1.7-0.4 pts
29Skagit County1.6-0.2 pts
30Okanogan County1.6-0.6 pts
31Grant County1.4-0.2 pts
31Grays Harbor County1.4-0.4 pts
33Wahkiakum County1.4-0.1 pts
34Columbia County1.3-0.9 pts
35Douglas County1.2-0.5 pts
36Garfield County1.1-1.4 pts
37Lincoln County1+0.2 pts
38Yakima County0.8-0.1 pts
39Adams County0.6-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/washington-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/washington-counties?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/washington-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/washington-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 7.1% in 2023, 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 0.6% in 2023.

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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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