RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most rooted, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 85.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87394.0%–

02Skamania County, WAWA12,66992.1%–

03Pacific County, WAWA24,35789.4%–

04Lincoln County, WAWA11,98289.2%–

05Klickitat County, WAWA24,33189.1%–

06Stevens County, WAWA49,66889.0%–

07Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45788.3%–

08Columbia County, WAWA4,14188.0%–

09Chelan County, WAWA81,94187.5%–

10Douglas County, WAWA46,47387.3%–

11Adams County, WAWA21,48887.2%–

12Jefferson County, WAWA33,97087.2%–

13Mason County, WAWA71,16586.9%–

14Clallam County, WAWA78,20286.4%–

15Yakima County, WAWA259,18586.3%–

16Benton County, WAWA221,72286.2%–

17Skagit County, WAWA132,97586.1%–

18Garfield County, WAWA2,41685.9%–

19San Juan County, WAWA18,57785.8%–

20Snohomish County, WAWA870,65685.4%–

21Lewis County, WAWA88,06285.3%–

22Ferry County, WAWA7,51785.3%–

23Grant County, WAWA105,72785.2%–

24Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14485.1%–

25Island County, WAWA85,65784.8%–

26Okanogan County, WAWA45,23084.8%–

27Asotin County, WAWA22,54584.2%–

28Clark County, WAWA532,11983.7%–

29Franklin County, WAWA102,61283.6%–

30Kitsap County, WAWA283,37483.4%–

31Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88583.0%–

32Pierce County, WAWA946,28882.2%–

33King County, WAWA2,344,93981.6%–

34Thurston County, WAWA304,26181.4%–

35Spokane County, WAWA558,34481.0%–

36Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36180.8%–

37Whatcom County, WAWA236,39280.7%–

38Kittitas County, WAWA48,80374.2%–

39Whitman County, WAWA48,51267.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS