Population density and land area criteria used for rural area assistance and other programs
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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 225 square miles as of April 1, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adams (11.01) | Grays Harbor (40.49) | San Juan (105.51) |
| Asotin (35.61) | Island (422.83) | Skagit (76.29) |
| Chelan (27.90) | Jefferson (18.53) | Skamania (7.24) |
| Clallam (44.90) | Kittitas (20.59) | Stevens (19.12) |
| Columbia (4.55) | Klickitat (12.42) | Wahkiakum (17.31) |
| Cowlitz (99.02) | Lewis (34.99) | Walla Walla (49.68) |
| Douglas (24.46) | Lincoln (4.81) | Whitman (22.28) |
| Ferry (3.31) | Mason (69.82) | Yakima (60.82) |
| Franklin (81.43) | Okanogan (8.17) | |
| Garfield (3.24) | Pacific (25.47) | |
| Grant (38.55) | Pend Oreille (9.80) | |
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
