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Yakima County, Washington

Yakima County had 258,523 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,294.5 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 39 in Washington by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
258,523
#8 of 39 in Washington · #285 in US
Area
4,294.5 sq mi
#2 of 39 in Washington · #107 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#16 of 39 in Washington · #1,303 in US
Median household income
$67,112
#27 of 39 in Washington · #1,196 in US

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

Yakima County within Washington. Pin: Olympia.

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Yakima County population, land area and income

Yakima County had 258,523 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,294.5 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 39 in Washington by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 60.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Washington has 69,632 residents, so Yakima County is 3.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,112 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

258,523

3144th1st

285th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,295 sq mi

3144th1st

107th of 3,144 (US)

Density

60.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1303rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,112

3143rd1st

1196th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Washington (39)

Population

258,523

39th1st

8th of 39 (WA)

Land area

4,295 sq mi

39th1st

2nd of 39 (WA)

Density

60.2 / sq mi

39th1st

16th of 39 (WA)

Median household income

$67,112

39th1st

27th of 39 (WA)

How Yakima County's population changed since 2020

Yakima County gained 1,787 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 37th 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, Yakima County recorded 14,307 births and 10,592 deaths, a natural change of +3,715. Net international migration added +4,294 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -6,308. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 6,308 people.

256.7k2020256.7k2021256.6k2022257.2k2023258.5k2024
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
14,307
Deaths
10,592
Net international migration
+4,294
Net domestic migration
-6,308
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,330

Where Yakima County is

The Census internal point of Yakima County is at 46.456600, -120.740100. It sits in UTM zone 10N. The map shades Washington's 39 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Yakima 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: Yakima County internal point. Dark pin: Olympia.

Internal point

Decimal
46.456600, -120.740100
DMS
46°27'23.76"N 120°44'24.36"W
UTM
10N 673542.1E 5147262.3N
Geohash
c260k3ptr
Plus code
84RXF745+JX

Towns in Yakima County

13 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Yakima County, 170,054 people together, or 66% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Yakima County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Yakima with 97,390.

  1. 01Yakima97,390
  2. 02Sunnyside16,317
  3. 03Grandview11,599
  4. 04Toppenish8,658
  5. 05Selah8,653
  6. 06Union Gap6,582
  7. 07Moxee4,791
  8. 08Wapato4,492
  9. 09Granger3,789
  10. 10Zillah3,123
  11. 11Mabton1,960
  12. 12Tieton1,610
  13. 13Naches1,090
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Yakima County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Yakima County. The most populous is King County, WA, with 2,340,211 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Olympia and the nearest big city

Olympia is 109.8 miles WNW of Yakima County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Kent, WA (population 136,588), 94.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Yakima, WA (population 97,390), 13.0 miles away.

Yakima County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Yakima County is 53077: state code 53 for Washington plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,112.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Yakima County, Washington?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 258,523. That is up 1,787 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 256,736.

What is the FIPS code of Yakima County?

53077. The first two digits (53) are Washington; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Yakima County?

Yakima, with 97,390 residents inside Yakima County in 2024.

Which counties border Yakima County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: King County, WA; Pierce County, WA; Benton County, WA; Grant County, WA; Lewis County, WA; Kittitas County, WA; Klickitat County, WA; Skamania 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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