List of Washington Counties by Human Development Index

The list below shows the counties of Washington State by Human Development Index 2024 .San Juan and King counties top the list in Washington with (HDI) values exceeding 0.990. Close behind are Jefferson, Island, and Thurston counties, all registering HDIs above 0.960. At the lower end, Adams, Yakima, and Ferry exhibit the state’s lowest levels of human development, with HDI scores below 0.910. The overall HDI for the state stands at 0.945[1][2][3] [4]
Rank | County | HDI |
---|---|---|
Very High Human Development | ||
1 | San Juan | 1.014 |
2 | King | 0.992 |
3 | Jefferson | 0.967 |
4 | Island County | 0.966 |
5 | Thurston | 0.964 |
6 | Snohomish | 0.961 |
7 | Whitman | 0.960 |
8 | Kitsap County | 0.960 |
9 | Skagit County | 0.955 |
10 | Whatcom County | 0.954 |
11 | Skamania County | 0.953 |
12 | Kittitas County | 0.952 |
13 | Clark | 0.950 |
14 | Benton | 0.949 |
15 | Walla Walla | 0.946 |
Washington | 0.945 | |
16 | Lincoln | 0.944 |
17 | Pierce | 0.943 |
18 | Chelan | 0.943 |
19 | Douglas | 0.941 |
20 | Spokane | 0.940 |
21 | Klickitat | 0.938 |
22 | Clallam | 0.937 |
23 | Wahkiakum | 0.936 |
24 | Pacific | 0.933 |
25 | Asotin | 0.930 |
26 | Columbia | 0.930 |
27 | Garfield | 0.929 |
28 | Stevens | 0.929 |
29 | Mason | 0.927 |
30 | Franklin | 0.919 |
31 | Cowlitz | 0.916 |
32 | Lewis | 0.916 |
33 | Pend Oreille County | 0.915 |
34 | Okanogan | 0.913 |
35 | Grant | 0.913 |
36 | Grays Harbor | 0.912 |
37 | Ferry | 0.905 |
38 | Yakima | 0.902 |
39 | Adams | 0.902 |
References
- ^ "Washington State Human Development Reports". Insightorium. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "Human Development Index by Subnational Entity". Globaldata Lab. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "Washington Counties by Education Attainment". StatisticalAtlas. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "Human Development Index statistics for Washington state Counties, 2024". Figshare. Insightorium. 2025-08-15. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.29924858. Retrieved 2025-08-16.