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 (10.81) | Grays Harbor (39.68) | San Juan (100.63) |
| Asotin (36.16) | Island (414.20) | Skagit (76.17) |
| Chelan (27.93) | Jefferson (17.99) | Skamania (7.51) |
| Clallam (44.60) | Kittitas (20.63) | Stevens (18.73) |
| Columbia (4.84) | Klickitat (12.37) | Wahkiakum (16.26) |
| Cowlitz (97.97) | Lewis (33.81) | Walla Walla (49.09) |
| Douglas (24.52) | Lincoln (4.83) | Whitman (22.23) |
| Ferry (3.63) | Mason (69.04) | Yakima (60.85) |
| Franklin (80.14) | Okanogan (8.26) | |
| Garfield (3.17) | Pacific (23.64) | |
| Grant (38.22) | Pend Oreille (10.00) | |
Last updated
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
