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Yakima County, WA Demographics

Yakima County, WA is the 8th most populous of 39 counties in Washington, with 256,728 residents across 4,295 square miles. That is about 60 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 256,728
Land area 4,295 sq mi
Density 60 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Yakima County compares to the US

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Central Location: Yakima County, WA

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Yakima County, WA

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 16.02 8,969 7.9 1,135
Census Tract 11 7,437 4.9 1,507
Census Tract 7 7,195 1.1 6,360
Census Tract 32 7,103 4.2 1,698
Census Tract 17.02 6,979 31.9 219
Census Tract 29 6,788 82.0 83
Census Tract 12.02 6,724 1.1 6,247
Census Tract 19.02 6,662 1.9 3,574
Census Tract 28.03 6,577 8.5 776
Census Tract 9400.01 6,540 117.7 56
Census Tract 6 6,406 0.6 10,841
Census Tract 20.06 6,352 1.9 3,376
Census Tract 10 6,193 1.0 6,167
Census Tract 31 5,900 25.5 231
Census Tract 4.01 5,812 2.6 2,200
Census Tract 28.01 5,808 35.0 166
Census Tract 2 5,741 1.4 4,176
Census Tract 20.03 5,358 2.1 2,576
Census Tract 22.01 5,196 23.6 220
Census Tract 5 5,196 1.0 5,410
Census Tract 9400.02 5,188 89.9 58
Census Tract 34 4,964 10.5 474
Census Tract 9400.05 4,928 2.0 2,485
Census Tract 21.04 4,805 15.1 318
Census Tract 15.03 4,718 1.2 3,963
Census Tract 8 4,707 1.0 4,721
Census Tract 18.01 4,521 73.5 61
Census Tract 9400.06 4,500 1.7 2,588
Census Tract 9.02 4,257 1.9 2,237
Census Tract 9400.07 4,185 1.9 2,161
Census Tract 12.01 4,183 0.5 8,516
Census Tract 9.04 4,139 1.2 3,457
Census Tract 30.02 3,941 11.1 354
Census Tract 14 3,779 2.1 1,767
Census Tract 28.04 3,777 3.6 1,050
Census Tract 19.01 3,662 2.0 1,792
Census Tract 9.03 3,627 1.1 3,387
Census Tract 9400.03 3,553 1,784.3 2
Census Tract 17.01 3,356 395.8 8
Census Tract 30.04 3,044 205.3 15
Census Tract 3.01 3,019 1.5 1,971
Census Tract 27.01 3,010 150.2 20
Census Tract 21.03 2,976 26.9 111
Census Tract 20.05 2,965 1.7 1,700
Census Tract 13 2,901 3.1 934
Census Tract 20.04 2,828 1.3 2,262
Census Tract 15.04 2,773 0.2 12,483
Census Tract 18.02 2,770 21.3 130
Census Tract 22.02 2,751 56.5 49
Census Tract 1 2,628 0.9 3,059
Census Tract 15.02 2,513 0.7 3,733
Census Tract 16.01 2,506 29.8 84
Census Tract 4.02 2,439 1.5 1,674
Census Tract 9400.08 2,207 1.3 1,705
Census Tract 3.02 2,027 0.4 5,638
Census Tract 21.01 2,022 74.4 27
Census Tract 30.03 1,623 961.1 2

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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