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Most transient, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 88.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Klickitat County, WA, up 24 places to #11.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Whitman County, WAWA48,51273.3%+6.0 pts

02Kittitas County, WAWA48,80381.1%+7.0 pts

03▲4King County, WAWA2,344,93983.3%+1.7 pts

04▼1Whatcom County, WAWA236,39284.9%+4.2 pts

05▲3Pierce County, WAWA946,28884.9%+2.6 pts

06▼1Spokane County, WAWA558,34485.1%+4.1 pts

07▲3Kitsap County, WAWA283,37485.4%+2.0 pts

08▼2Thurston County, WAWA304,26185.4%+4.1 pts

09▲3Clark County, WAWA532,11985.7%+2.0 pts

10▲7Grant County, WAWA105,72786.6%+1.3 pts

11▲24Klickitat County, WAWA24,33186.7%−2.4 pts

12▼8Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36186.7%+5.9 pts

13▲7Snohomish County, WAWA870,65687.3%+1.8 pts

14▲18Columbia County, WAWA4,14187.5%−0.5 pts

15▼4Franklin County, WAWA102,61287.8%+4.2 pts

16▲12Jefferson County, WAWA33,97087.8%+0.6 pts

17▲14Chelan County, WAWA81,94187.8%+0.4 pts

18▼3Island County, WAWA85,65788.0%+3.2 pts

19▼3Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14488.1%+2.9 pts

20▲3Skagit County, WAWA132,97588.1%+2.0 pts

21▼12Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88588.2%+5.2 pts

22▲2Benton County, WAWA221,72288.2%+2.0 pts

23▲2Yakima County, WAWA259,18588.5%+2.2 pts

24▲3Mason County, WAWA71,16588.7%+1.8 pts

25▼12Asotin County, WAWA22,54588.9%+4.8 pts

26▼4Garfield County, WAWA2,41689.0%+3.1 pts

27▲7Stevens County, WAWA49,66889.4%+0.3 pts

28▼2Clallam County, WAWA78,20289.4%+3.0 pts

29▼8San Juan County, WAWA18,57789.5%+3.8 pts

30▼11Lewis County, WAWA88,06289.8%+4.5 pts

31▼17Okanogan County, WAWA45,23090.0%+5.2 pts

32▲4Lincoln County, WAWA11,98290.7%+1.6 pts

33▼3Douglas County, WAWA46,47390.8%+3.5 pts

34▼16Ferry County, WAWA7,51790.9%+5.5 pts

35▼2Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45791.0%+2.6 pts

36▲1Pacific County, WAWA24,35792.1%+2.7 pts

37▲1Skamania County, WAWA12,66992.2%+0.1 pts

38▼9Adams County, WAWA21,48893.5%+6.3 pts

39Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87394.9%+0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES