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Lincoln County, Washington

Lincoln County had 11,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,310.6 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 39 in Washington by population and 7th by land area.

Population
11,862
#35 of 39 in Washington · #2,291 in US
Area
2,310.6 sq mi
#7 of 39 in Washington · #241 in US
Density
5.1 / sq mi
#36 of 39 in Washington · #2,770 in US
Median household income
$71,908
#19 of 39 in Washington · #862 in US

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

Lincoln County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 11,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,310.6 square miles of land. It ranks 35th of 39 in Washington by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 5.1 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 Lincoln County has 17% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,908 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,862

3144th1st

2291st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,311 sq mi

3144th1st

241st of 3,144 (US)

Density

5.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2770th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,908

3143rd1st

862nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

11,862

39th1st

35th of 39 (WA)

Land area

2,311 sq mi

39th1st

7th of 39 (WA)

Density

5.1 / sq mi

39th1st

36th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$71,908

39th1st

19th of 39 (WA)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County gained 935 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.6%. That ranks 1st 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, Lincoln County recorded 468 births and 589 deaths, a natural change of -121. Net international migration added +16 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,093. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,093 people.

10.9k202011.3k202111.6k202211.8k202311.9k2024
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
468
Deaths
589
Net international migration
+16
Net domestic migration
+1,093
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+102

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 47.582700, -118.417700. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
47.582700, -118.417700
DMS
47°34'57.72"N 118°25'3.72"W
UTM
11N 393396.9E 5270894.5N
Geohash
c27y9q4v7
Plus code
85V3HHMJ+3W

Towns in Lincoln County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lincoln County, 1,805 people together, or 15% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Davenport with 1,805.

  1. 01Davenport1,805
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lincoln County. The most populous is Spokane County, WA, with 555,947 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 213.3 miles W of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane, WA (population 230,609), 46.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Airway Heights, WA (population 11,950), 39.3 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 53043: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,908.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,862. That is up 935 people (8.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,927.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

53043. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

Davenport, with 1,805 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Spokane County, WA; Grant County, WA; Stevens County, WA; Whitman County, WA; Okanogan County, WA; Adams County, WA; Ferry 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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