Population Growth, Sorted, by
County, Washington State, 1970-2007
Source: US Census, from OFM
website: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/coseries/default.asp
San Juan County, the
fastest growing county in Washington State, grew about 1.3 times faster than the next fastest growing
county in Washington (Clark) during this 37 year period. San Juan County was
over 4 times as large in 2007 than it was in
1970.
The growth multiple, shown in
the right column (below), shows the number of times the population has grown in
that county since 1970. The counties are sorted by this number. Two counties
(Garfield and Columbia) lost population during this period. The fastest growing
counties are at the top of the list.
|
County |
Population Growth
1970-2007 |
Growth multiple |
|
San Juan |
12,044 |
4.12 |
|
Clark |
286,546 |
3.23 |
|
Thurston |
161,106 |
3.10 |
|
Island |
51,389 |
2.90 |
|
Jefferson |
17,939 |
2.68 |
|
Franklin |
41,584 |
2.61 |
|
Mason |
33,682 |
2.61 |
|
Snohomish |
421,064 |
2.59 |
|
Stevens |
25,595 |
2.47 |
|
Benton |
95,360 |
2.41 |
|
Kitsap |
143,068 |
2.41 |
|
Whatcom |
106,317 |
2.30 |
|
Skagit |
62,919 |
2.20 |
|
Douglas |
19,513 |
2.16 |
|
Pend Oreille |
6,575 |
2.09 |
|
Ferry |
3,895 |
2.07 |
|
Clallam |
33,730 |
1.97 |
|
Grant |
40,619 |
1.97 |
|
Pierce |
378,156 |
1.92 |
|
Skamania |
4,855 |
1.83 |
|
Chelan |
30,097 |
1.73 |
|
Klickitat |
7,762 |
1.64 |
|
Lewis |
28,633 |
1.63 |
|
Yakima |
88,988 |
1.61 |
|
King |
701,925 |
1.61 |
|
Spokane |
163,713 |
1.57 |
|
Asotin |
7,501 |
1.54 |
|
Okanogan |
13,933 |
1.54 |
|
Kittitas |
13,261 |
1.53 |
|
Adams |
5,586 |
1.46 |
|
Cowlitz |
29,184 |
1.43 |
|
Walla Walla |
16,124 |
1.38 |
|
Pacific |
5,804 |
1.37 |
|
GHarbor |
11,247 |
1.19 |
|
Whitman |
4,800 |
1.13 |
|
Wahkiakum |
408 |
1.11 |
|
Lincoln |
728 |
1.08 |
|
Columbia |
-339 |
0.92 |
|
Garfield |
-561 |
0.81 |