List of Washington Counties by Human Development Index

Washington Counties by HDI 2024

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]

Washington (state) Counties by Human Development Index
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

  1. ^ "Washington State Human Development Reports". Insightorium. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Human Development Index by Subnational Entity". Globaldata Lab. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Washington Counties by Education Attainment". StatisticalAtlas. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Human Development Index statistics for Washington state Counties, 2024". Figshare. Insightorium. 2025-08-15. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.29924858. Retrieved 2025-08-16.