14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 537 reviewed government links
Public money
How Washington funds state services
The enacted 2025–27 supplemental operating budget, audited statewide tax revenue, and spending by service area. Each section keeps its own period and accounting scope; operating appropriations, audited results, and local taxes are separate.
Enacted budget plan
$157.3B2025–27 biennium
Signed with partial veto April 1, 2026
2025–27 enacted supplemental operating budget
July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027
Exact reported total: $157,299,314,000
Total Budgeted Funds in Chapter 268, Laws of 2026, Partial Veto, after the 2026 supplemental changes. Washington's capital and transportation budgets are separate and are not included in this operating-budget headline.
Shares of the $36.3 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Washington's primary government. The denominator excludes grants, charges for services, investment earnings, endowment contributions, and local-government tax collections.
Sales and use tax$16.3B · 44.9%
Audited State sales and use tax general revenue. Local sales taxes collected for local governments are outside this primary-government denominator.
Business and occupation tax$7.1B · 19.4%
Washington's State gross-receipts tax on businesses, reported across the ACFR's business and occupation tax line.
State property tax$4.7B · 13.1%
The audited primary-government property-tax line, principally the State school levy; local property-tax levies are not included.
Excise taxes$2.7B · 7.3%
The governmental- and business-type-activity excise-tax lines combined.
Other taxes$4.0B · 10.9%
Other, public-utility, insurance-premium, cigarette, and tobacco tax lines combined.
Motor vehicle and fuel taxes$1.6B · 4.3%
Audited State motor-vehicle and motor-fuel tax general revenue.
2025–27 biennium after the 2026 supplemental
2025–27 enacted operating spending plan
$157.3B$157,299,314,000
Every statewide operating category in the Legislative Budget Notes is assigned exactly once to one of these service groups. The groups reconcile to Total Budgeted Funds and exclude Washington's separate capital and transportation budgets.
Health and human services$81.3B · 51.7%
Other Human Services and the Department of Social and Health Services combined.
Education$55.9B · 35.5%
Public Schools, Higher Education, and Other Education combined.
Government operations and statewide appropriations$15.0B · 9.6%
Governmental Operations, Special Appropriations, and Legislative agencies combined.
Natural resources$4.0B · 2.5%
The official Natural Resources operating category.
Judicial$768.8M · 0.5%
The official Judicial operating category.
Transportation agencies$354.2M · 0.2%
Operating appropriations for the State Patrol and Department of Licensing; the separate transportation budget is excluded.
Tax structure
Common statewide rates
Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.
0.471%–2.1% major ratesMajor classifications use different gross-receipts rates: 0.471% for retailing, 0.484% for manufacturing and wholesaling, and 1.5%, 1.75%, or 2.1% for service businesses depending on prior-year taxable income. Specialized rates and surcharges can apply.Washington State Department of Revenue: Business and Occupation Tax Classifications ↗
Audited government-wide activity for Washington's primary government. Revenue is the ACFR management summary's total program and general revenue before endowment contributions and internal transfers; these accrual-accounting results are not the biennial operating appropriation.
FactVote used Washington's enacted 2026 Supplemental Legislative Budget Notes for the operating-budget headline and assigned every statewide operating category exactly once to a service group. Audited tax-source shares and government-wide results come from the FY2025 ACFR; biennial appropriations and annual audited accrual results are never mixed.
The $157.3 billion headline is the 2025–27 operating budget after the 2026 supplemental. Washington has separate capital and transportation budgets, and their appropriations are not included.
Total Budgeted Funds includes federal and dedicated funding as well as State general-purpose resources; it is spending authority, not a total of State tax dollars alone.
The audited State property-tax line principally reflects the State school levy. Local property-tax levies and local sales-tax collections are outside the primary-government tax-source denominator.
Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by July 31, 2027 · Washington figures refresh annually.
Taxes and the economy
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
$98,141
Median household income
2020–2024 estimate
Median money income received by Washington households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.
Related state trends
Taxes and economy over time
Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.
Work
Employment and unemployment
4.5%unemployed
The unemployment rate is paired with employed Washingtonians indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.
Unemployment rate
Employed people
Unemployment rate
4.5%
Employed people
3.9M
Employment since 2015
+15.0%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Unemployment rate
Washington
4.5%
U.S. benchmark
4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse
FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
Housing and property costs
Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$1,760/month
Median gross rent
2020–2024 estimate
Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Related state trends
Housing over time
Home values and household income show how Washington housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.
Housing pressure
Home prices versus income growth
+104.0%home prices
FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.
FHFA home prices
Income per person
Home-price growth
+104.0%
Income growth
+64.6%
Income per person
$89,396
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Home-price growth
Washington
+104.0%
U.S. benchmark
+86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective
#12 of 50
Income growth
Washington
+64.6%
U.S. benchmark
+55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
Public safety and criminal justice
Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
331.8 per 100,000
Reported violent-crime rate
2024
Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Washington's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.1% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.4%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
2,520.2 per 100,000
Reported property-crime rate
2024
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Washington's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.1% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.4%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
344
Homicide deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
View breakdowns and source
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted homicide death rate
4.4 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.
Related state trends
Public safety and justice over time
Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.
Public safety
Reported violent and property crime rates
99.4% coverage
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.
Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting
Violent crime
331.8 per 100k
Property crime
2520.2 per 100k
Population coverage
99.4%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Violent-crime rate
Washington
331.8 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse
#25 of 50
Property-crime rate
Washington
2520.2 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse
#3 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024 ↗
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Year
Violent rate
Property rate
Population coverage
2015
283.0 per 100k
3492.7 per 100k
99.9%
2016
300.8 per 100k
3494.6 per 100k
99.9%
2017
304.7 per 100k
3185.7 per 100k
99.8%
2018
315.3 per 100k
2959.3 per 100k
99.5%
2019
306.1 per 100k
2741.1 per 100k
99.5%
2020
301.0 per 100k
2807.0 per 100k
99.6%
2021
339.1 per 100k
3069.0 per 100k
99.3%
2022
382.8 per 100k
3408.7 per 100k
99.2%
2023
365.2 per 100k
2941.5 per 100k
99.1%
2024
331.8 per 100k
2520.2 per 100k
99.4%
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Washington's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.1% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Healthcare
Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
7.8%
People under age 65 without health insurance
2024 ACS annual estimate
Share of Washington’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is a survey estimate and is not the same as current Medicaid enrollment or an administrative coverage count.
Coverage status alone does not measure affordability, provider access, quality, or prescription-drug costs.
Related state trends
Healthcare over time
Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.
Health coverage
Residents without health insurance
6.5%uninsured
The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.
Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin
Uninsured rate
6.5%
Margin of error
±0.2 points
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Uninsured rate
Washington
6.5%
U.S. benchmark
8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.
Health outcomes
Life expectancy at birth
78.4 yearsat birth
Period life expectancy at birth based on Washington's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.
Life expectancy at birth
U.S. comparison & state rank2022
Life expectancy
Washington
78.4 years
U.S. benchmark
77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better
FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Washington population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.
The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
92.3%
Adults with at least a high school diploma
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Washington residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.
Related state trends
Education over time
Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.
Education
NAEP reading and math scores
215.7Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.
Reading · circle
Math · square
Grade 4 reading
215.7
Grade 4 math
237.6
Grade 8 reading
259.3
Grade 8 math
273.7
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Grade 4 reading
Washington
215.7
U.S. benchmark
215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#18 of 50
Grade 4 math
Washington
237.6
U.S. benchmark
237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#26 of 50
Grade 8 reading
Washington
259.3
U.S. benchmark
258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#17 of 50
Grade 8 math
Washington
273.7
U.S. benchmark
273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#25 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results ↗
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Assessment year
Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 math
Grade 8 reading
Grade 8 math
2003
221.1
238.3
264.5
281.2
2005
223.5
241.7
264.7
285.1
2007
224.0
242.5
264.9
284.9
2009
221.3
242.3
266.9
288.7
2011
220.5
243.2
267.6
288.1
2013
225.0
246.3
272.0
290.0
2015
225.9
245.0
267.3
286.5
2017
223.1
241.7
271.6
289.1
2019
219.7
239.5
266.3
285.8
2022
216.7
234.9
261.5
276.1
2024
215.7
237.6
259.3
273.7
Method and limitations
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Washington. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.
NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.
Environment and energy
Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
59.3%
Hydroelectric share of in-state electricity generation
2024
Conventional hydroelectric generation as a share of Washington's total in-state electric-industry net generation.
View breakdowns and source
EIA generation totals
Hydroelectric generation
60,736,309 MWh
Total net generation
102,397,711 MWh
How it was measured
FactVote divides the 60,736,309 MWh of conventional hydroelectric generation in U.S. Energy Information Administration Table 5 by 102,397,711 MWh of total in-state net generation and rounds to one decimal place.
Keep in mind
In-state generation is not the same as electricity delivered to Washington customers because power crosses state lines.
Electricity generation is only one part of total energy use, and hydropower output varies with water conditions.
Environment
$5.26/gal
Regular gasoline price
Week of August 31, 2026
Estimated statewide average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes.
Washington$5.259/gal
United States$4.071/gal
Washington's average was $1.188 per gallon higher, or about 29.2% above the U.S. average.
View breakdowns and source
Washington and U.S. context
Regular gasoline price
Washington
$5.259/gal
United States
$4.071/gal
Washington's average was $1.188 per gallon higher, or about 29.2% above the U.S. average.
U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for Washington. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from EIA's published prior-week and nearest year-earlier weekly observations.
Keep in mind
The statewide estimate does not represent the price at every station or in every Washington community.
The series is nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and weekly estimates can be revised.
The price reflects crude-oil costs, refining, distribution, marketing, and taxes; it does not identify the effect of any single policy or market event.
Related state trends
Environment over time
Washington electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.
Energy
Electricity mix and residential price
11.90¢/kWhresidential average
In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.
Natural gas17.7%
Coal2.8%
Nuclear9.7%
Solar0.4%
Hydroelectric59.3%
Wind8.7%
Other1.4%
Residential price
11.90¢/kWh
Total generation
102.4 TWh
Largest source
Hydroelectric · 59.3%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Residential electricity price
Washington
11.90¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark
16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse
FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Washington, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
Fuel cost
Washington regular gasoline prices
$4.914/galmonthly average
Monthly statewide retail prices for regular-grade gasoline show how Washington pump prices have changed since 2020.
Regular gasoline · monthly average
Price
$4.914/gal
From prior month
−38.4¢
From one year earlier
+65.4¢
U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07
Regular gasoline
Washington
$4.914/gal
U.S. benchmark
$3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse
#2 of 49
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices ↗
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Month
Regular gasoline price
January 2020
$2.948/gal
February 2020
$2.911/gal
March 2020
$2.793/gal
April 2020
$2.361/gal
May 2020
$2.274/gal
June 2020
$2.499/gal
July 2020
$2.668/gal
August 2020
$2.719/gal
September 2020
$2.736/gal
October 2020
$2.679/gal
November 2020
$2.648/gal
December 2020
$2.617/gal
January 2021
$2.622/gal
February 2021
$2.756/gal
March 2021
$3.118/gal
April 2021
$3.244/gal
May 2021
$3.402/gal
June 2021
$3.529/gal
July 2021
$3.723/gal
August 2021
$3.789/gal
September 2021
$3.783/gal
October 2021
$3.772/gal
November 2021
$3.781/gal
December 2021
$3.752/gal
January 2022
$3.831/gal
February 2022
$3.868/gal
March 2022
$4.556/gal
April 2022
$4.529/gal
May 2022
$4.854/gal
June 2022
$5.357/gal
July 2022
$5.154/gal
August 2022
$4.707/gal
September 2022
$4.557/gal
October 2022
$5.009/gal
November 2022
$4.570/gal
December 2022
$3.902/gal
January 2023
$3.829/gal
February 2023
$4.027/gal
March 2023
$4.098/gal
April 2023
$4.311/gal
May 2023
$4.509/gal
June 2023
$4.726/gal
July 2023
$4.849/gal
August 2023
$4.954/gal
September 2023
$4.961/gal
October 2023
$4.772/gal
November 2023
$4.304/gal
December 2023
$4.078/gal
January 2024
$3.895/gal
February 2024
$3.826/gal
March 2024
$4.137/gal
April 2024
$4.508/gal
May 2024
$4.504/gal
June 2024
$4.251/gal
July 2024
$4.126/gal
August 2024
$4.047/gal
September 2024
$3.979/gal
October 2024
$3.900/gal
November 2024
$3.853/gal
December 2024
$3.797/gal
January 2025
$3.780/gal
February 2025
$3.947/gal
March 2025
$3.967/gal
April 2025
$4.165/gal
May 2025
$4.158/gal
June 2025
$4.248/gal
July 2025
$4.260/gal
August 2025
$4.298/gal
September 2025
$4.432/gal
October 2025
$4.331/gal
November 2025
$4.095/gal
December 2025
$3.894/gal
January 2026
$3.674/gal
February 2026
$3.945/gal
March 2026
$4.773/gal
April 2026
$5.243/gal
May 2026
$5.571/gal
June 2026
$5.298/gal
July 2026
$4.914/gal
August 2026
$5.139/gal
Method and limitations
FactVote uses EIA's monthly Washington Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. EIA calculates monthly averages as simple averages of the published weekly retail estimates; prices include taxes.
The statewide average masks differences among Washington communities and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns.
The latest weekly fact can differ from the monthly average, and published estimates can be revised.
Gun policy and public safety
Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
915
Firearm deaths
2024 final data
Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
View breakdowns and source
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
11.0 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
1,526,417
People receiving Social Security benefits
December 2025
People in Washington receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.
View breakdowns and source
Complete beneficiary groups
Retired workers
1,216,514
Disabled workers
132,137
Widow(er)s and parents
69,367
Spouses
41,142
Children
67,257
How it was measured
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record, 100-percent administrative data. FactVote groups the source's retirement and disability spouse columns together and its retirement, survivor, and disability child columns together so the five displayed groups reconcile exactly to the statewide total.
Keep in mind
The total includes retirement, survivor, disability, spouse, and child beneficiaries and should not be described as retirees alone.
The grouped categories describe benefit type, not benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.
Immigration and border policy
Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
15.4%
Residents who are foreign-born
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Washington residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.
Related state trends
Immigration over time
Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.
People
Population growth and migration
8Mresidents
July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.
Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration
Births minus deaths
+17.2K
Domestic migration
+9.2K
International migration
+46.2K
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Population
Washington
8,001,020
U.S. total
341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.
Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.
Voting, democracy, and government accountability
Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
78.95%
Registered-voter turnout
November 5, 2024 general election
Final statewide ballots counted divided by registered voters for Washington's 2024 general election.
Both percentages use final statewide participants divided by registered voters published by the Washington Secretary of State for each election.
Washington allows registration and address updates through 8 p.m. on Election Day, so the registered-voter denominator can change during results reporting.
Registered-voter turnout is not the same as turnout among all voting-age or voting-eligible residents.
The Washington Secretary of State reports 3,961,569 ballots counted and 5,017,620 registered voters for the 2024 general election, or 78.95%. For the certified 2026 primary, FactVote divides 2,236,447 participating voters by the 5,147,877 registered voters reported across all 39 counties and rounds to 43.44%.
Keep in mind
Registered-voter turnout is not the same as turnout among all voting-age or voting-eligible residents.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.
Abortion and reproductive rights
Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
20,193
Abortions occurring in Washington
2022
Abortions reported as occurring in Washington in the state's occurrence-based abortion statistics.
View breakdowns and source
Reported procedure type
Medical procedures
12,569 (62.2%)
How it was measured
Washington State Department of Health compiles abortion reports submitted for procedures occurring in the state.
Keep in mind
This is an occurrence count and does not include abortions obtained outside Washington by Washington residents.
Counts do not measure a person's reasons, access, views, or the effect of a particular policy.
Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
State trends
How Washington is changing
Nine statewide trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.
