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Washington counties

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Every row uses county-level ACS, LAUS, and County Health Rankings data. Standalone profiles still open only above the publication gate.

39 counties Publication gate: population ≥ 100,000 or largest in state
RankCountyPopulationIncome Home valueUnemploymentDegree+Life exp.Profile
#1 King County 2,287,171 $124,746 $859,900 4.1% 56.7% 81.1 yrs Open
#2 Pierce County 930,319 $99,564 $526,600 4.6% 30.9% 77.4 yrs Open
#3 Snohomish County 844,430 $111,246 $696,000 4.2% 38.2% 79.3 yrs Open
#4 Spokane County 549,056 $78,582 $410,700 4.5% 33.1% 76.9 yrs Open
#5 Clark County 516,959 $97,536 $522,900 4.5% 33.3% 78.6 yrs Open
#6 Thurston County 299,067 $96,563 $480,300 4.6% 38.5% 78.3 yrs Open
#7 Kitsap County 277,881 $104,158 $555,100 4.5% 37.9% 79.5 yrs Open
#8 Yakima County 257,152 $70,656 $310,100 6.1% 19.2% 75 yrs Open
#9 Whatcom County 230,503 $81,784 $585,800 4.5% 39.3% 79.6 yrs Open
#10 Benton County 212,905 $89,874 $407,800 4.8% 33.2% 77.8 yrs Open
#11 Skagit County 131,328 $89,263 $545,100 5% 30.2% 78.5 yrs Open
#12 Cowlitz County 112,360 $76,531 $397,500 5.3% 17.6% 75.1 yrs Open
#13 Grant County 101,799 $73,267 $299,500 5.6% 18.4% 76.9 yrs Open
#14 Franklin County 98,902 $86,714 $379,300 5.3% 21.1% 78.9 yrs Data row
#15 Island County 86,836 $90,551 $593,300 4.7% 36.6% 80.8 yrs Data row
#16 Lewis County 85,154 $74,796 $385,800 5.8% 21.5% 75.6 yrs Data row
#17 Chelan County 80,172 $82,381 $490,100 4.7% 31.2% 79.3 yrs Data row
#18 Clallam County 77,813 $70,370 $421,800 5.1% 31.6% 77.3 yrs Data row
#19 Grays Harbor County 77,053 $64,414 $314,000 6.3% 18.2% 74.6 yrs Data row
#20 Mason County 67,982 $83,270 $411,800 5.6% 21.9% 76.6 yrs Data row
#21 Walla Walla County 62,161 $74,202 $408,900 4.2% 29.8% 77.7 yrs Data row
#22 Stevens County 48,067 $69,327 $350,600 6.1% 22.2% 76.9 yrs Data row
#23 Kittitas County 47,172 $73,804 $497,400 4.7% 37% 79.8 yrs Data row
#24 Whitman County 47,003 $55,406 $359,600 4.1% 49.8% 78.1 yrs Data row
#25 Douglas County 44,366 $80,363 $432,500 5.1% 21.5% 80.7 yrs Data row
#26 Okanogan County 43,425 $63,207 $299,800 5.4% 24.7% 76.1 yrs Data row
#27 Jefferson County 33,577 $74,048 $535,000 5.3% 43.9% 80.1 yrs Data row
#28 Pacific County 23,994 $67,081 $334,800 6.4% 24.9% 76.1 yrs Data row
#29 Klickitat County 23,411 $71,042 $425,300 5.2% 31.2% 79.4 yrs Data row
#30 Asotin County 22,467 $72,283 $325,600 3.7% 24.7% 76.7 yrs Data row
#31 Adams County 20,800 $66,136 $273,300 4.9% 15.7% 77 yrs Data row
#32 San Juan County 18,478 $84,800 $799,200 4.1% 53.9% 87.4 yrs Data row
#33 Pend Oreille County 14,050 $67,436 $367,900 6.1% 20.9% 72.9 yrs Data row
#34 Skamania County 12,402 $93,265 $529,500 4.5% 29.8% 82.5 yrs Data row
#35 Lincoln County 11,489 $71,512 $292,800 6.1% 24.2% 79.4 yrs Data row
#36 Ferry County 7,387 $55,614 $283,400 7.7% 15.2% 73.5 yrs Data row
#37 Wahkiakum County 4,658 $62,653 $396,800 7.5% 21.8% 79.6 yrs Data row
#38 Columbia County 4,014 $71,810 $271,200 4.1% 24.9% 76.6 yrs Data row
#39 Garfield County 2,353 $64,884 $239,200 4.6% 31.8% 77 yrs Data row

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Every county stays available in this directory, but a standalone profile is published only when population is at least 100,000 or the county is the largest in its state. This keeps smaller counties comparable without producing thousands of thin pages.

Five-digit FIPS—not the county name—is the join key. ACS supplies income, housing, population, and education; BLS LAUS supplies annual employment; County Health Rankings supplies health outcomes and access.