Washington Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2012

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase rate for Washington was 5.43, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Franklin County: 16.42
  2. Adams County: 16.03
  3. Grant County: 9.85

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Garfield County: -8.1
  2. Wahkiakum County: -5.76
  3. Columbia County: -5.01

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Washington county in 2012. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

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Washington Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2012
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County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
Adams 16.03
Asotin -0.5
Benton 7.63
Chelan 3.68
Clallam -4
Clark 5.35
Columbia -5.01
Cowlitz 1.59
Douglas 6.04
Ferry -1.04
Franklin 16.42
Garfield -8.1
Grant 9.85
Grays Harbor 0.43
Island 3.21
Jefferson -4.96
King 6.28
Kitsap 4.36
Kittitas 3.17
Klickitat 0.68
Lewis 0.7
Lincoln -2.96
Mason 0.26
Okanogan 3.35
Pacific -3.62
Pend Oreille -2.16
Pierce 7.05
San Juan -3.92
Skagit 2.92
Skamania 1.52
Snohomish 5.78
Spokane 3.86
Stevens 0.57
Thurston 4.64
Wahkiakum -5.76
Walla Walla 2.76
Whatcom 3.83
Whitman 4.34
Yakima 9.32