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Welcome to Yakima County ...

Time Zone: Yakima County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Yakima is the Seat for Yakima County.

Yakima County was founded in 1865.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Yakima had a population of 250,873 people. This is an increase of 2.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 244,256 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yakima represented 3.63% of the total population of Washington.

Below are some of the communities located in Yakima County:

  • Grandview
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Granger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Granger is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
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  • Harrah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Harrah is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
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  • Mabton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Mabton is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
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  • Moxee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Moxee is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
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  • Naches
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Naches is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
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  • Selah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Selah is located in Yakima County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,138 people
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  • Sunnyside
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Tieton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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      • Tieton is located in Yakima County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
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    • Toppenish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Gap
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wapato
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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      • Wapato is located in Yakima County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
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    • Yakima
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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      • Yakima is located in Yakima County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,322 people
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    • Zillah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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      • Zillah is located in Yakima County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zillah <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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