Population Density

Population density is the average number of people per unit of land area. In the U.S., the most common unit of population density is persons per square mile. The land area measurement excludes lakes and other water areas within.

  1. References to population density in Washington law
  2. Population density and land area criteria used for rural area assistance and other programs
  3. April 1 population density and land area by county Excel
  4. April 1 population, land area, and density for cities and town Excel
  5. Historical county population density maps, 1900-2000 static | animated
  6. Census 2000 block level population density maps color | grayscale

Last modified: July 06, 2009
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov