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  • FIPS 53023
  • Largest town: Pomeroy

Garfield County, Washington

Garfield County had 2,404 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 710.8 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 39 in Washington by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
2,404
#39 of 39 in Washington · #3,005 in US
Area
710.8 sq mi
#33 of 39 in Washington · #1,290 in US
Density
3.4 / sq mi
#39 of 39 in Washington · #2,875 in US
Median household income
$63,313
#35 of 39 in Washington · #1,534 in US

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

Garfield County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Garfield County population, land area and income

Garfield County had 2,404 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 710.8 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 39 in Washington by population and 33rd 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 Garfield County has 3% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,313 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,404

3144th1st

3005th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

711 sq mi

3144th1st

1290th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2875th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,313

3143rd1st

1534th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

2,404

39th1st

39th of 39 (WA)

Land area

711 sq mi

39th1st

33rd of 39 (WA)

Density

3.4 / sq mi

39th1st

39th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$63,313

39th1st

35th of 39 (WA)

How Garfield County's population changed since 2020

Garfield County gained 107 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 15th 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, Garfield County recorded 109 births and 140 deaths, a natural change of -31. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +151. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 151 people.

2,29720202,34820212,35520222,36020232,4042024
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
109
Deaths
140
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+151
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+44

Where Garfield County is

The Census internal point of Garfield County is at 46.429300, -117.536700. 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 Garfield 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: Garfield County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
46.429300, -117.536700
DMS
46°25'45.48"N 117°32'12.12"W
UTM
11N 458764.7E 5141887.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
85R4CFH7+P8

Towns in Garfield County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Garfield County, 1,471 people together, or 61% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Garfield County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pomeroy with 1,471.

  1. 01Pomeroy1,471
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Garfield County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Garfield County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Whitman County, WA, with 48,399 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 257.4 miles WNW of Garfield County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 85.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lewiston, ID (population 34,693), 26.0 miles away.

Garfield County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Garfield County is 53023: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,313.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Garfield County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,404. That is up 107 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,297.

What is the FIPS code of Garfield County?

53023. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Garfield County?

Pomeroy, with 1,471 residents inside Garfield County in 2024.

Which counties border Garfield County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Whitman County, WA; Asotin County, WA; Wallowa County, OR; Columbia 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.