Counties in Washington by net international migration rate, July to June

Whitman County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 39 counties in 2018, at 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Island County had the lowest, at -1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.53 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Washington was 3.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.4Whitman County
Median0.5339 counties
Washington3.16History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsotin County: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenton County: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsChelan County: -0.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsClallam County: 0.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsClark County: 0.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbia County: 4.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsCowlitz County: -0.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouglas County: 0.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsFerry County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsGarfield County: 2.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County: 0.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrays Harbor County: -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsland County: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJefferson County: 0.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsKing County: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsKitsap County: 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsKittitas County: 1.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlickitat County: -0.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsLewis County: 0.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 0.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsMason County: 1.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsOkanogan County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsPacific County: 1.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsPend Oreille County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County: 1.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Juan County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkagit County: 0.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkamania County: 0.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSnohomish County: 3.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpokane County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsStevens County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsThurston County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsWahkiakum County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalla Walla County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhatcom County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhitman County: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsYakima County: -0.56 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -0.42
  • -0.42 to -0.23
  • -0.23 to 0
  • 0 to 0.51
  • 0.51 to 1.3
  • 1.3 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2018. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2018

Whitman County: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhitman County8.4King County: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsKing County7.97Columbia County: 4.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbia County4.46Snohomish County: 3.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsSnohomish County3.11Garfield County: 2.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsGarfield County2.68Mason County: 1.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsMason County1.95San Juan County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Juan County1.6Whatcom County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhatcom County1.6Kittitas County: 1.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsKittitas County1.37Benton County: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenton County1.3Pacific County: 1.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsPacific County1.28Pierce County: 1.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County1.23Skagit County: 0.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkagit County0.93Clallam County: 0.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsClallam County0.87Clark County: 0.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsClark County0.72Thurston County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsThurston County0.69Okanogan County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsOkanogan County0.69Walla Walla County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalla Walla County0.69Spokane County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpokane County0.63Grant County: 0.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County0.53Douglas County: 0.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouglas County0.52Skamania County: 0.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkamania County0.51Lewis County: 0.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLewis County0.49Jefferson County: 0.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJefferson County0.29Franklin County: 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County0.27Kitsap County: 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsKitsap County0.18Stevens County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsStevens County0.13Ferry County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsFerry County0.13Lincoln County: 0.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County0.09Adams County: 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County0.05Pend Oreille County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsPend Oreille County0Wahkiakum County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsWahkiakum County0Cowlitz County: -0.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsCowlitz County-0.01Klickitat County: -0.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlickitat County-0.14Grays Harbor County: -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrays Harbor County-0.23Asotin County: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsotin County-0.4Chelan County: -0.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsChelan County-0.42Yakima County: -0.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsYakima County-0.56Island County: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsland County-1Whitman County: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhitman County8.4King County: 7.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsKing County7.97Columbia County: 4.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbia County4.46Snohomish County: 3.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsSnohomish County3.11Garfield County: 2.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsGarfield County2.68Mason County: 1.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsMason County1.95San Juan County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Juan County1.6Whatcom County: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsWhatcom County1.6Kittitas County: 1.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsKittitas County1.37Benton County: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenton County1.3Pacific County: 1.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsPacific County1.28Pierce County: 1.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County1.23Skagit County: 0.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkagit County0.93Clallam County: 0.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsClallam County0.87Clark County: 0.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsClark County0.72Thurston County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsThurston County0.69Okanogan County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsOkanogan County0.69Walla Walla County: 0.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalla Walla County0.69Spokane County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpokane County0.63Grant County: 0.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County0.53Douglas County: 0.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsDouglas County0.52Skamania County: 0.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSkamania County0.51Lewis County: 0.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLewis County0.49Jefferson County: 0.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJefferson County0.29Franklin County: 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County0.27Kitsap County: 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsKitsap County0.18Stevens County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsStevens County0.13Ferry County: 0.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsFerry County0.13Lincoln County: 0.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County0.09Adams County: 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County0.05Pend Oreille County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsPend Oreille County0Wahkiakum County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsWahkiakum County0Cowlitz County: -0.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsCowlitz County-0.01Klickitat County: -0.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsKlickitat County-0.14Grays Harbor County: -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrays Harbor County-0.23Asotin County: -0.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsotin County-0.4Chelan County: -0.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsChelan County-0.42Yakima County: -0.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsYakima County-0.56Island County: -1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIsland County-1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2017
1Whitman County Estimated8.4-1.85 pts
2King County Estimated7.97-1.94 pts
3Columbia County Estimated4.46-0.04 pts
4Snohomish County Estimated3.11-0.9 pts
5Garfield County Estimated2.68-0.89 pts
6Mason County Estimated1.95-0.43 pts
7San Juan County Estimated1.6-0.16 pts
8Whatcom County Estimated1.6-0.5 pts
9Kittitas County Estimated1.37-0.37 pts
10Benton County Estimated1.3-0.43 pts
11Pacific County Estimated1.28-0.44 pts
12Pierce County Estimated1.23-0.73 pts
13Skagit County Estimated0.93-0.53 pts
14Clallam County Estimated0.87-0.25 pts
15Clark County Estimated0.72-0.39 pts
16Thurston County Estimated0.69-0.59 pts
17Okanogan County Estimated0.69-0.46 pts
18Walla Walla County Estimated0.69-0.35 pts
19Spokane County Estimated0.63-0.32 pts
20Grant County Estimated0.53-0.69 pts
21Douglas County Estimated0.52-0.49 pts
22Skamania County Estimated0.51-0.01 pts
23Lewis County Estimated0.49-0.16 pts
24Jefferson County Estimated0.29-0.16 pts
25Franklin County Estimated0.27-0.59 pts
26Kitsap County Estimated0.18-0.55 pts
27Stevens County Estimated0.13-0.05 pts
28Ferry County Estimated0.13-0 pts
29Lincoln County Estimated0.09-0 pts
30Adams County Estimated0.05-0.93 pts
31Pend Oreille County Estimated0-0.23 pts
31Wahkiakum County Estimated00 pts
33Cowlitz County Estimated-0.01-0.08 pts
34Klickitat County Estimated-0.14-0.28 pts
35Grays Harbor County Estimated-0.23-0.07 pts
36Asotin County Estimated-0.4-0.13 pts
37Chelan County Estimated-0.42-0.16 pts
38Yakima County Estimated-0.56-0.48 pts
39Island County Estimated-1-2.02 pts

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Net international migration from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Washington by net international migration rate, July to June, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Washington by net international migration rate, July to June, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/washington-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Washington by net international migration rate, July to June, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/washington-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Washington by net international migration rate, July to June, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/washington-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?

Whitman County, with 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?

Island County, with -1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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