| 2000 vs. 2015 Population Growth and Change Franklin County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 78.95% Rank = #1 Garfield County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = -6.67% Rank = #39 Spokane County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 18.18% Rank = #14 With a spotlight on Spokane County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Washington's 39 counties over the period 2000-2015. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2015 population grew in thirty-six Washington counties while declining in three.
- Population growth in ten counties outpaced the statewide average (21.49%), while growth in twenty-nine counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Franklin County posted the highest growth of population (78.95%), while Garfield County placed last by logging a -6.67% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Franklin County, 78.95%) and lowest (Garfield County, -6.67%) over 2000-2015 equated to 85.62% ( = 78.95% − -6.67%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Washington, King County's net population growth over 2000-2015 of 387,864 made up 30.54% of the total net growth statewide (1,269,942):
King County: Percent Share of Washington's Population Growth, 2000-2015:30.54% = (387,864 / 1,269,942) x 100 Spokane County Snippets:- Over 2000-2015, Spokane County posted a 18.18% net gain in population.
- Spokane County was joined by twenty-eight other counties whose population growth over 2000-2015 registered below the statewide average (21.49%).
- Ranked #14 among Washington's 39 counties, Spokane County's population growth (18.18%) trailed the statewide average of 21.49% by a 3.31% margin.
- Spokane County's net population growth (18.18%, #14) over 2000-2015 registered just above that of Skagit County (17.15%, #15) and just below that of Adams County (18.44%, #13).
- Spokane County's share of population statewide slipped from 7.09% in 2000 to 6.89% in 2015, resulting in a share-shift of -0.19%.
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division. Regional Definitions. 2023. Web. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2015 | More than 30% | 30% to 25% | 25% to 20% | 20% to 15% | 15% to 10% | 10% to 5% | 5% to 0% | 0% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | County Distribution of Population, 2015 | More than 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 to 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 to 800,000 | 800,000 to 600,000 | 600,000 to 400,000 | 400,000 or Below | Total | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 39 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Washington by County: 2000 vs. 2015 | 2000 | | 2015 | | 2000 - 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16,458 | 0.28 | | 19,493 | 0.27 | | 18.44 | 3,035 | 0.24 | | | 20,546 | 0.35 | | 21,905 | 0.31 | | 6.61 | 1,359 | 0.11 | | | 143,131 | 2.42 | | 190,691 | 2.66 | | 33.23 | 47,560 | 3.75 | | | 66,648 | 1.13 | | 75,836 | 1.06 | | 13.79 | 9,188 | 0.72 | | | 64,269 | 1.09 | | 72,894 | 1.02 | | 13.42 | 8,625 | 0.68 | | | 347,208 | 5.87 | | 461,218 | 6.42 | | 32.84 | 114,010 | 8.98 | | | 4,069 | 0.07 | | 3,912 | 0.05 | | -3.86 | -157 | -0.01 | | | 92,984 | 1.57 | | 102,835 | 1.43 | | 10.59 | 9,851 | 0.78 | | | 32,674 | 0.55 | | 40,258 | 0.56 | | 23.21 | 7,584 | 0.60 | | | 7,276 | 0.12 | | 7,233 | 0.10 | | -0.59 | -43 | 0.00 | | | 49,565 | 0.84 | | 88,695 | 1.24 | | 78.95 | 39,130 | 3.08 | | | 2,383 | 0.04 | | 2,224 | 0.03 | | -6.67 | -159 | -0.01 | | | 74,918 | 1.27 | | 93,526 | 1.30 | | 24.84 | 18,608 | 1.47 | | | 67,075 | 1.13 | | 70,971 | 0.99 | | 5.81 | 3,896 | 0.31 | | | 71,886 | 1.22 | | 80,592 | 1.12 | | 12.11 | 8,706 | 0.69 | | | 26,414 | 0.45 | | 30,546 | 0.43 | | 15.64 | 4,132 | 0.33 | | | 1,739,009 | 29.42 | | 2,126,873 | 29.62 | | 22.30 | 387,864 | 30.54 | | | 232,720 | 3.94 | | 260,904 | 3.63 | | 12.11 | 28,184 | 2.22 | | | 33,537 | 0.57 | | 41,005 | 0.57 | | 22.27 | 7,468 | 0.59 | | | 19,204 | 0.32 | | 21,053 | 0.29 | | 9.63 | 1,849 | 0.15 | | | 68,596 | 1.16 | | 75,658 | 1.05 | | 10.30 | 7,062 | 0.56 | | | 10,143 | 0.17 | | 10,208 | 0.14 | | 0.64 | 65 | 0.01 | | | 49,631 | 0.84 | | 59,995 | 0.84 | | 20.88 | 10,364 | 0.82 | | | 39,566 | 0.67 | | 41,102 | 0.57 | | 3.88 | 1,536 | 0.12 | | | 20,939 | 0.35 | | 21,118 | 0.29 | | 0.85 | 179 | 0.01 | | | 11,672 | 0.20 | | 12,780 | 0.18 | | 9.49 | 1,108 | 0.09 | | | 703,993 | 11.91 | | 848,669 | 11.82 | | 20.55 | 144,676 | 11.39 | | | 14,120 | 0.24 | | 16,311 | 0.23 | | 15.52 | 2,191 | 0.17 | | | 103,420 | 1.75 | | 121,161 | 1.69 | | 17.15 | 17,741 | 1.40 | | | 9,895 | 0.17 | | 11,353 | 0.16 | | 14.73 | 1,458 | 0.11 | | | 609,185 | 10.31 | | 769,640 | 10.72 | | 26.34 | 160,455 | 12.63 | | | 418,803 | 7.09 | | 494,927 | 6.89 | | 18.18 | 76,124 | 5.99 | | | 40,210 | 0.68 | | 43,682 | 0.61 | | 8.63 | 3,472 | 0.27 | | | 208,287 | 3.52 | | 268,989 | 3.75 | | 29.14 | 60,702 | 4.78 | | | 3,835 | 0.06 | | 3,965 | 0.06 | | 3.39 | 130 | 0.01 | | | 55,178 | 0.93 | | 60,619 | 0.84 | | 9.86 | 5,441 | 0.43 | | | 167,696 | 2.84 | | 210,224 | 2.93 | | 25.36 | 42,528 | 3.35 | | | 40,754 | 0.69 | | 47,369 | 0.66 | | 16.23 | 6,615 | 0.52 | | | 222,615 | 3.77 | | 250,020 | 3.48 | | 12.31 | 27,405 | 2.16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,910,512 | 100.00 | | 7,180,454 | 100.00 | | 21.49 | 1,269,942 | 100.00 | | | 5,263,767 | 89.06 | | 6,448,499 | 89.81 | | 22.51 | 1,184,732 | 93.29 | | | 646,745 | 10.94 | | 731,955 | 10.19 | | 13.18 | 85,210 | 6.71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 321,829,327 | | | 14.06 | 39,666,916 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 276,425,937 | | | 16.17 | 38,477,700 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,403,390 | | | 2.69 | 1,189,216 | |
Source: Calculations by the Washington Regional Economic Analysis Project (WA-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | |
| |