Adams County, Washington Demographics

Adams County is 9th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Adams County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Adams County is 43rd out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Adams County is 44th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Adams County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Adams County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Adams County is 1st in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Adams County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Foreign born residents

Adams County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

Adams County is 2nd in Washington out of 39 other counties in People per household

Adams County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Adams County is 14th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Size in square miles

Adams County is 15th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Adams County is 17th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Size Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	19,005	31st	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,925.0	14th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9.7	32nd	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	11.0%	1st	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	35.2%	1st	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.2%	37th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	67.5%	39th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.5%	39th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	92.1%	15th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.2%	17th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.1%	8th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	25th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	38th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	39th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	61.0%	1st	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	36.8%	39th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	49.0%	33rd	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	25.4%	2nd	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	6,325	33rd	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	14.9%	19th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	5,666	32nd	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.9%	33rd	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$133,400	38th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	3.2	2nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	29	32nd	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$16,452	39th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$41,219	32nd	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.5%	2nd	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Adams County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	359	32nd	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,340	29th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,002	33rd	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$144,809	30th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,547	26th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$14,844	33rd	$12,389,422	$613,795,732