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  • FIPS 53019
  • Largest town: Republic

Ferry County, Washington

Ferry County had 7,543 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,203.2 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 39 in Washington by population and 9th by land area.

Population
7,543
#36 of 39 in Washington · #2,614 in US
Area
2,203.2 sq mi
#9 of 39 in Washington · #255 in US
Density
3.4 / sq mi
#38 of 39 in Washington · #2,870 in US
Median household income
$57,090
#39 of 39 in Washington · #2,122 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Ferry County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Ferry County population, land area and income

Ferry County had 7,543 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,203.2 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 39 in Washington by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 3.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents, so Ferry County has 11% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,090 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,543

3144th1st

2614th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,203 sq mi

3144th1st

255th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2870th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,090

3143rd1st

2122nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

7,543

39th1st

36th of 39 (WA)

Land area

2,203 sq mi

39th1st

9th of 39 (WA)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

39th1st

38th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$57,090

39th1st

39th of 39 (WA)

How Ferry County's population changed since 2020

Ferry County gained 346 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.8%. That ranks 13th of 39 in Washington for growth. The median Washington county changed by +3.2%, and the state as a whole by +3.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Ferry County recorded 266 births and 514 deaths, a natural change of -248. Net international migration added +45 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +559. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 559 people.

7,19720207,29020217,43520227,47220237,5432024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
266
Deaths
514
Net international migration
+45
Net domestic migration
+559
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+71

Where Ferry County is

The Census internal point of Ferry County is at 48.473300, -118.533600. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Washington's 39 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Ferry County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

King County: +2.9%Thurston County: +2.3%Garfield County: +4.7%Adams County: +2.1%Kitsap County: +2.0%Mason County: +5.5%Stevens County: +5.2%Walla Walla County: -0.9%Whitman County: +1.2%Pierce County: +1.9%Benton County: +5.2%Columbia County: +1.8%Skamania County: +5.1%Douglas County: +6.4%Kittitas County: +2.9%Klickitat County: +5.7%Pacific County: +3.2%Grant County: +5.3%Grays Harbor County: +2.7%Jefferson County: +2.7%Lincoln County: +8.6%San Juan County: +4.7%Skagit County: +2.2%Island County: -0.6%Ferry County: +4.8%Chelan County: +2.4%Clark County: +4.3%Asotin County: +0.9%Franklin County: +4.2%Whatcom County: +3.3%Snohomish County: +4.1%Pend Oreille County: +6.1%Yakima County: +0.7%Clallam County: +0.8%Wahkiakum County: +7.9%Spokane County: +2.7%Okanogan County: +6.6%Cowlitz County: +2.7%Lewis County: +5.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +2.7%
  3. < +4.2%
  4. < +5.3%
  5. ≥ +5.3%
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Orange pin: Ferry County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
48.473300, -118.533600
DMS
48°28'23.88"N 118°32'0.96"W
UTM
11N 386652.3E 5370043.5N
Geohash
c2eey8q3q
Plus code
85W3FFF8+8H

Towns in Ferry County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ferry County, 1,020 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ferry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Republic with 1,020.

  1. 01Republic1,020
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ferry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Ferry County. The most populous is Stevens County, WA, with 49,015 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 225.8 miles WSW of Ferry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 75.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Airway Heights, WA (population 11,950), 72.2 miles away.

Ferry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ferry County is 53019: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,090.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ferry County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,543. That is up 346 people (4.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,197.

What is the FIPS code of Ferry County?

53019. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ferry County?

Republic, with 1,020 residents inside Ferry County in 2024.

Which counties border Ferry County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Stevens County, WA; Okanogan County, WA; Lincoln County, WA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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