Southwest (1,271 KB) South Sound (1,388 KB) West(1,214 KB) North Sound (1,844 KB) Northwest (820 KB) South Central (764 KB) North Central (921 KB) Northeast (950 KB) Southeast (1,003 KB)

Census 2000 Tract and Block Group Maps

Block Group maps are available for nine county groupings. The maps are in pdf format.

Select a region from the list or from the map ...

  • North Central (Chelan, Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan counties) - 921 KB
  • Northeast (Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Stevens counties) - 950 KB
  • North Sound (King and Snohomish counties) - 1,844 KB
  • Northwest (San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom counties) - 820 KB
  • South Central (Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima counties) - 764 KB
  • Southeast (Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties) - 1,003 KB
  • South Sound (Pierce and Thurston counties) - 1,388 KB
  • Southwest (Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties) 1,271 KB
  • West (Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason counties) - 1,214 KB

Maps are intended for locating areas of interest while viewing online. Maps are large (34" x 44") and therefore should not be printed via standard printers. Counties are conjoined for mapping convenience only. Census Tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county. Census tracts generally contain between 2,500 and 8,000 persons and, when first delineated, are designed to be homogeneous with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. Census tracts do not cross county boundaries. The spatial size of census tracts varies widely depending on the density of settlement. Census tract boundaries are delineated with the intention of being maintained over a long time so that statistical comparisons can be made from census to census.

Block Groups are statistical subdivisions of census tracts. Block Groups generally contain between 600 and 3,000 people, with an optimum size of 1,500 people. The Block Group is the smallest geographic entity for which the decennial census tabulates and publishes sample data.

*For more information on Block Groups and Census Tracts see the Geographic Areas Reference Manual (chapters 10 and 11).

*In some urban and/or dense areas it may be difficult to accurately determine Block Group or Census Tract numbers. The Census Bureau's address lookup tool may help to determine the correct Census geography of your area of interest.

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Last modified: February 2, 2006
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