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Languages spoken at home (mapped by county)

Percent in households where English is spoken less than "very well"

Population Age 5 and Above, 2021

The smallest share of population where English was spoken less than "Very Well" was in Pend Oreille and Wahkiakum County at 0.2%. The highest share was in Adams County where 27.3% of persons were in this category.

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Educational attainment (mapped by county)

Percent high school graduates

Population Age 25 and Above, 2021

Jefferson (96.1%), San Juan (95.7%) and Island (95.5%) County had the highest percentages of high school graduates.

Adams (68.5%), Yakima (73.8%) and Franklin (75.9%) County had the lowest percentages of high school graduates.

 

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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