Map of the 22 core-based statistical areas in Washington (state).
An enlargeable map of the 22 core-based statistical areas in Washington.[1]

The U.S. State of Washington currently has 28 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Washington.[1]

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core[lower-alpha 1] of at least 10,000 population, plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core."[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures[lower-alpha 2] of at least 15%."[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The table below describes the 28 United States statistical areas and 39 counties of the State of Washington with the following information:[3]

  1. The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.[1]
  2. The CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  3. The core based statistical area (CBSA)[2] as designated by the OMB.[1]
  4. The CBSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  5. The county name.
  6. The county population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
  7. The Metropolitan Division name, if applicable.[1]
  8. The Metropolitan Division population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates.[4]
The 28 United States statistical areas and 39 counties of the State of Washington

Combined Statistical Area 2024 Population Core Based Statistical Area 2024 Population County 2024 Population Metropolitan Division 2024 Population
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA 5,224,881 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 4,250,342 King County, Washington 2,405,047 Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA MD 3,278,852
Snohomish County, Washington 873,805
Pierce County, Washington 971,490 Tacoma-South Hill-Lakewood, WA MD 971,490
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA MSA 311,805 Thurston County, Washington 311,805 none
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA 285,403 Kitsap County, Washington 285,403
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA 134,571 Skagit County, Washington 134,571
Oak Harbor, WA μSA 90,197 Island County, Washington 90,197
Centralia, WA μSA 84,825 Lewis County, Washington 84,825
Shelton, WA μSA 67,738 Mason County, Washington 67,738
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA 3,424,464

660,073

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA 2,627,599

546,015

Multnomah County, Oregon 847,464
Washington County, Oregon 628,636
Clark County, Washington 534,491
Clackamas County, Oregon 439,565
Yamhill County, Oregon 111,134
Columbia County, Oregon 53,885
Skamania County, Washington 12,424
Salem, OR MSA 450,397 Marion County, Oregon 358,152
Polk County, Oregon 92,245
Albany-Lebanon, OR MSA 133,386 Linn County, Oregon 133,386
Longview, WA MSA 110,593 Cowlitz County, Washington 110,593
Corvallis, OR MSA 99,024 Benton County, Oregon 99,024
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID CSA 798,706

614,196

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA 614,196 Spokane County, Washington 566,587
Stevens County, Washington 47,609
Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA 184,510 Kootenai County, Idaho 165,697
Kennewick-Richland-Walla Walla, WA CSA 387,842 Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA 323,738 Benton County, Washington 219,553
Franklin County, Washington 104,185
Walla Walla, WA MSA 64,104 Walla Walla County, Washington 64,104
none Yakima, WA MSA 262,128 Yakima County, Washington 262,128
Bellingham, WA MSA 237,131 Whatcom County, Washington 237,131
Wenatchee, WA MSA 126,464 Chelan County, Washington 81,722
Douglas County, Washington 44,742
Moses Lake-Othello, WA CSA 124,488 Moses Lake, WA μSA 103,123 Grant County, Washington 103,123
Othello, WA μSA 21,365 Adams County, Washington 21,365
none Port Angeles, WA μSA 79,455 Clallam County, Washington 79,455
Aberdeen, WA μSA 76,722 Grays Harbor County, Washington 76,722
Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID CSA 89,678

49,253

Pullman, WA μSA 49,253 Whitman County, Washington 49,253
Moscow, ID μSA 40,425 Latah County, Idaho 40,425
none Ellensburg, WA μSA 45,705 Kittitas County, Washington 45,705
Lewiston, ID-WA MSA 65,767

22,549

Nez Perce County, Idaho 43,218
Asotin County, Washington 22,549
none Okanogan County, Washington 42,496
Jefferson County, Washington 34,217
Pacific County, Washington 24,341
Klickitat County, Washington 23,703
San Juan County, Washington 18,596
Pend Oreille County, Washington 13,561
Lincoln County, Washington 11,000
Ferry County, Washington 7,030
Wahkiakum County, Washington 4,598
Columbia County, Washington 3,900
Garfield County, Washington 2,294
State of Washington 8,097,523

See also

Notes

  1. The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."[2]
  2. The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (March 6, 2020). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 20-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved December 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties in the United States: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

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