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, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
Adams (9.84) |
Grays Harbor
(38.33) |
San Juan
(91.43) |
Asotin (34.03) |
Island (378.03) |
Skagit (67.81) |
Chelan (24.89) |
Jefferson (16.66) |
Skamania (6.73) |
Clallam (41.19) |
Kittitas (17.98) |
Stevens (17.60) |
Columbia (4.72) |
Klickitat (10.95) |
Wahkiakum (15.19) |
Cowlitz (90.08) |
Lewis (31.63) |
Walla Walla (46.29) |
Douglas (21.24) |
Lincoln (4.59) |
Whatcom (95.92) |
Ferry (3.45) |
Mason (63.68) |
Whitman (20.75) |
Franklin (64.81) |
Okanogan (7.82) |
Yakima (56.97) |
Garfield (3.17) |
Pacific (22.41) |
|
Grant (33.63) |
Pend Oreille (9.29) |
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