Population density and land area criteria used for rural area assistance and other programs
In 1999, RCW 82.14.370 was revised to include a rural county definition based on population density. In this legislation, "rural county" was defined as "… a county with a population density less than 100 persons per square mile." Subsequent legislation expanded the definition to include "... a county smaller than two hundred twenty-five square miles." Several statutes now use this definition for tax and other assistance programs.
| Counties with a population density less than 100 persons per square mile or counties smaller than two hundred twenty-five square miles as of April 1, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
Adams (9.90) |
Grays Harbor (38.46) |
San Juan (91.57) |
Asotin (34.11) |
Island (380.67) |
Skagit (68.13) |
Chelan (25.06) |
Jefferson (16.73) |
Skamania (6.81) |
Clallam (41.42) |
Kittitas (18.06) |
Stevens (17.64) |
Columbia (4.72) |
Klickitat (11.01) |
Wahkiakum (15.28) |
Cowlitz (90.38) |
Lewis (31.75) |
Walla Walla (46.53) |
Douglas (21.38) |
Lincoln (4.62) |
Whatcom (96.59) |
Ferry (3.47) |
Mason (64.05) |
Whitman (21.28) |
Franklin (66.42) |
Okanogan (7.86) |
Yakima (57.27) |
Garfield (3.17) |
Pacific (22.48) |
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Grant (33.96) |
Pend Oreille (9.36) |
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