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, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adams (10.96) | Grays Harbor (40.18) | San Juan (104.36) |
| Asotin (35.53) | Island (420.68) | Skagit (75.86) |
| Chelan (27.61) | Jefferson (18.49) | Skamania (7.18) |
| Clallam (44.64) | Kittitas (20.55) | Stevens (18.99) |
| Columbia (4.55) | Klickitat (12.37) | Wahkiakum (17.21) |
| Cowlitz (98.45) | Lewis (34.71) | Walla Walla (49.31) |
| Douglas (24.19) | Lincoln (4.78) | Whitman (22.14) |
| Ferry (3.31) | Mason (68.99) | Yakima (60.53) |
| Franklin (80.34) | Okanogan (8.11) | |
| Garfield (3.24) | Pacific (25.28) | |
| Grant (37.99) | Pend Oreille (9.73) | |
Last updated
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
