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  • Largest town: Moses Lake

Grant County, Washington

Grant County had 104,717 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,679.6 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 39 in Washington by population and 4th by land area.

Population
104,717
#13 of 39 in Washington · #598 in US
Area
2,679.6 sq mi
#4 of 39 in Washington · #194 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#20 of 39 in Washington · #1,693 in US
Median household income
$71,374
#20 of 39 in Washington · #901 in US

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

Grant County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Grant County population, land area and income

Grant County had 104,717 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,679.6 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 39 in Washington by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 39.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents; Grant County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,374 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

104,717

3144th1st

598th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,680 sq mi

3144th1st

194th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1693rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,374

3143rd1st

901st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

104,717

39th1st

13th of 39 (WA)

Land area

2,680 sq mi

39th1st

4th of 39 (WA)

Density

39.1 / sq mi

39th1st

20th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$71,374

39th1st

20th of 39 (WA)

How Grant County's population changed since 2020

Grant County gained 5,272 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.3%. That ranks 9th 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, Grant County recorded 5,807 births and 3,781 deaths, a natural change of +2,026. Net international migration added +2,310 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,215. The largest single component was international migration, which added 2,310 people.

99.4k2020100.4k2021101.3k2022103.1k2023104.7k2024
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
5,807
Deaths
3,781
Net international migration
+2,310
Net domestic migration
+1,215
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,629

Where Grant County is

The Census internal point of Grant County is at 47.213600, -119.467800. 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 Grant 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: Grant County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
47.213600, -119.467800
DMS
47°12'48.96"N 119°28'4.08"W
UTM
11N 313137.5E 5231855.4N
Geohash
c27h96ypn
Plus code
85V26G7J+CV

Towns in Grant County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Grant County, 55,264 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grant County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Moses Lake with 26,969.

  1. 01Moses Lake26,969
  2. 02Ephrata8,718
  3. 03Quincy8,294
  4. 04Mattawa3,784
  5. 05Warden2,806
  6. 06Royal City1,907
  7. 07Soap Lake1,780
  8. 08George1,006
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grant County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Grant County. The most populous is Yakima County, WA, with 258,523 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 161.8 miles W of Grant County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 100.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Moses Lake, WA (population 26,969), 10.7 miles away.

Grant County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grant County is 53025: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,374.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grant County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 104,717. That is up 5,272 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 99,445.

What is the FIPS code of Grant County?

53025. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grant County?

Moses Lake, with 26,969 residents inside Grant County in 2024.

Which counties border Grant County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Yakima County, WA; Benton County, WA; Franklin County, WA; Kittitas County, WA; Douglas County, WA; Okanogan County, WA; Adams 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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