Washington Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 3,413,244 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 3,447,000 | 1.0 | 33,756 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 3,447,000 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 3,477,000 | 0.9 | 30,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 3,548,000 | 2.0 | 71,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 3,619,000 | 2.0 | 71,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 3,691,000 | 2.0 | 72,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 3,772,000 | 2.2 | 81,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 3,886,000 | 3.0 | 114,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 4,013,000 | 3.3 | 127,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 4,132,353 | 3.0 | 119,353 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 4,235,728 | 2.5 | 103,375 |
85,777 | 40,022 | - | - |
| 1982 | 4,276,551 | 1.0 | 40,823 |
69,654 | 32,174 | - | - |
| 1983 | 4,300,269 | 0.6 | 23,718 |
69,127 | 32,477 | - | - |
| 1984 | 4,343,657 | 1.0 | 43,388 |
68,836 | 33,219 | - | - |
| 1985 | 4,400,096 | 1.3 | 56,439 |
69,596 | 34,141 | - | - |
| 1986 | 4,452,724 | 1.2 | 52,628 |
69,837 | 34,328 | - | - |
| 1987 | 4,531,903 | 1.8 | 79,179 |
69,890 | 34,576 | - | - |
| 1988 | 4,639,894 | 2.4 | 107,991 |
71,409 | 35,640 | - | - |
| 1989 | 4,746,315 | 2.3 | 106,421 |
73,907 | 36,180 | - | - |
| 1990 | 4,866,669 | 2.5 | 120,354 |
56,499 | 27,040 | - | - |
| 1991 | 5,025,624 | 3.3 | 158,955 |
100,063 | 45,988 | 11,436 | 82,369 |
| 1992 | 5,160,757 | 2.7 | 135,133 |
80,645 | 37,578 | 12,393 | 66,628 |
| 1993 | 5,278,842 | 2.3 | 118,085 |
78,906 | 39,910 | 13,501 | 53,932 |
| 1994 | 5,375,161 | 1.8 | 96,319 |
78,114 | 39,665 | 14,340 | 33,219 |
| 1995 | 5,481,027 | 2.0 | 105,866 |
77,291 | 40,517 | 15,169 | 44,163 |
| 1996 | 5,569,753 | 1.6 | 88,726 |
77,287 | 41,200 | 16,558 | 28,423 |
| 1997 | 5,674,747 | 1.9 | 104,994 |
77,267 | 42,495 | 20,824 | 36,840 |
| 1998 | 5,769,562 | 1.7 | 94,815 |
79,615 | 42,385 | 21,249 | 24,920 |
| 1999 | 5,842,564 | 1.3 | 73,002 |
79,837 | 43,226 | 21,360 | 11,058 |
| 2000 | 5,894,121 | 0.9 | 51,557 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 5,990,518 | 1.6 | 96,397 |
101,255 | 54,936 | 34,660 | 16,881 |
| 2002 | 6,061,872 | 1.2 | 71,354 |
78,934 | 44,739 | 23,967 | 14,459 |
| 2003 | 6,118,988 | 0.9 | 57,116 |
79,520 | 45,169 | 16,110 | 9,370 |
| 2004 | 6,189,869 | 1.2 | 70,881 |
81,755 | 45,789 | 24,203 | 13,484 |
| 2005 | 6,270,838 | 1.3 | 80,969 |
81,708 | 46,201 | 21,124 | 27,671 |
| 2006 | 6,374,910 | 1.7 | 104,072 |
86,025 | 46,225 | 23,465 | 42,617 |
| 2007 | 6,468,424 | 1.5 | 93,514 |
87,864 | 46,950 | 21,422 | 31,009 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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