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, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adams (10.86) | Grays Harbor (40.00) | San Juan (102.64) |
| Asotin (35.37) | Island (417.80) | Skagit (75.13) |
| Chelan (27.39) | Jefferson (18.35) | Skamania (7.09) |
| Clallam (44.72) | Kittitas (19.69) | Stevens (18.86) |
| Columbia (4.55) | Klickitat (12.29) | Wahkiakum (17.02) |
| Cowlitz (97.71) | Lewis (34.42) | Walla Walla (48.90) |
| Douglas (23.94) | Lincoln (4.72) | Whitman (20.66) |
| Ferry (3.29) | Mason (68.52) | Yakima (60.10) |
| Franklin (79.21) | Okanogan (8.04) | |
| Garfield (3.24) | Pacific (25.09) | |
| Grant (37.62) | Pend Oreille (9.62) | |
Last updated
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
