RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most transient, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 85.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Whitman County, WAWA48,51267.2%–

02Kittitas County, WAWA48,80374.2%–

03Whatcom County, WAWA236,39280.7%–

04Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36180.8%–

05Spokane County, WAWA558,34481.0%–

06Thurston County, WAWA304,26181.4%–

07King County, WAWA2,344,93981.6%–

08Pierce County, WAWA946,28882.2%–

09Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88583.0%–

10Kitsap County, WAWA283,37483.4%–

11Franklin County, WAWA102,61283.6%–

12Clark County, WAWA532,11983.7%–

13Asotin County, WAWA22,54584.2%–

14Okanogan County, WAWA45,23084.8%–

15Island County, WAWA85,65784.8%–

16Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14485.1%–

17Grant County, WAWA105,72785.2%–

18Ferry County, WAWA7,51785.3%–

19Lewis County, WAWA88,06285.3%–

20Snohomish County, WAWA870,65685.4%–

21San Juan County, WAWA18,57785.8%–

22Garfield County, WAWA2,41685.9%–

23Skagit County, WAWA132,97586.1%–

24Benton County, WAWA221,72286.2%–

25Yakima County, WAWA259,18586.3%–

26Clallam County, WAWA78,20286.4%–

27Mason County, WAWA71,16586.9%–

28Jefferson County, WAWA33,97087.2%–

29Adams County, WAWA21,48887.2%–

30Douglas County, WAWA46,47387.3%–

31Chelan County, WAWA81,94187.5%–

32Columbia County, WAWA4,14188.0%–

33Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45788.3%–

34Stevens County, WAWA49,66889.0%–

35Klickitat County, WAWA24,33189.1%–

36Lincoln County, WAWA11,98289.2%–

37Pacific County, WAWA24,35789.4%–

38Skamania County, WAWA12,66992.1%–

39Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87394.0%–

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