![]() The updated population numbers will help decide how the five Snohomish County Council districts are redrawn. Some contend many racial and ethnic groups are still under-counted by the census, for reasons ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered door-to-door outreach for the survey, to historical distrust in government institutions. That could account for how Snohomish County’s population of people of two or more races grew by 173.5% in the past 10 years - by far the largest jump for a single demographic. The 2020 survey gave people more opportunities to explain their racial background. Nationwide, experts say, large jumps in racial and ethnic diversity reflect natural trends but also are partially due to changes in how the census operates. The county’s non-white and multiracial share of the population grew by 10 percentage points, from 26% to 36%. In 2020, Snohomish County moved up to the fifth-most-diverse county in the state. The census also generates a diversity index for counties and states. The 2020 census data shows populations and demographic information for the country, down to the neighborhood level, as of April 1, 2020. “I expect that there would be continued growth in those cities along the new transit corridor,” Mohrman said. In the south county, Sound Transit’s new Link light rail extension is spurring rapid development in Lynnwood and surrounding areas. “In Snohomish County, Boeing comes to mind, and, of course, Amazon.”įor the most part, cities up and down the I-5 corridor, from Mountlake Terrace to Stanwood, saw double-digit increases in population. “We’re pretty fortunate to live in a region where there are lots of good jobs, good tech jobs from a number of companies,” Mohrman said. ![]() The state economy, he added, is another driving force for growth. Some federal administrations have been more welcoming of foreign immigrants, others less so.” “That is one of the trickiest things to figure out,” Mohrman said. ![]() It’s too early to tell who’s migrating and from where. ![]() Much of the population boom has to do with immigration into the state, Mohrman said, as opposed to an increase in birth rates. “Much more than other parts of the country.” “We’ve had some strong, positive growth,” said Mike Mohrman, a forecast analyst with the state Office of Financial Management. counties shrunk from 2010 to 2020.Īs a whole, Washington grew by 14.6% to a population of 7.7 million. Ferry and Columbia were the only counties in the state that saw a decrease. ![]()
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