Other pages about the topic: Forecasting & Research

Health care workforce

Information about the workforce and facilities that deliver health care in Washington.

Health care data resources

Data available for understanding key access, cost, and quality components of health care in Washington State. Some data sources allow comparison to other states. Primary data sources currently include local and national surveys and data gathering on population characteristics, employers, health services, health expenditures, and health status.

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Employer-based health insurance

Summaries of data from Washington State Employer Health Insurance database, including estimated coverage measurers and expenditures for employers and their employees.

Links to health policy organizations and agencies

Links to common national health policy and research organizations, and state and federal agencies whose missions revolve around health policy.

County Medicare trends and variations in Washington

Presented below is a series of graphs displaying trends for 2007-18 in each county in Washington and the state in measures associated with Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. The graphs are divided into 3 sections:

Population by race

Washington state population by race

2022

Hispanic population as a percent of total population

2022

In 2022, the highest percentages of Hispanic residents were found in central Washington with Adams (65.3%), Franklin (55.3%), and Yakima (52.3%) counties posting the highest shares.

Components of population change

2010–2023

  Population
2010 Population  6,724,540
Plus Births  1,123,786
Less Deaths    -739,279
Plus Net Migration     842,103

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