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Washington

Democrat

Governor Bob Ferguson

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Population
7.4M
Unemployment
4.4%
Federal Grants
$51.1B
Fiscal Balance
$8.1B
Credit Rating
AA+
FEMA Declarations
70

Medicaid

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Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Washington.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 3
14.73%
Payment Error Rate
14.26%
Overpayment
0.47%
Underpayment
903.0K
Participants

State vs National PER

State
14.73%
National
10.93%

Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)

$306.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share

Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.

Public Lands

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17.6K
Parcels
4.0M
Acres
--
Est. Value
22
Agencies

Parcel Size Distribution (acres)

0–11–1010–100100–1K1K–10K10K+

Top Agencies by Acreage

Agricultural School
1,775,741
Trust 0
803,442
Common School
540,849

Housing Affordability

Updated Mar 30, 2026
$1,731
Median Gross Rent
30.2%
Rent BurdenCost-Burdened
63.7%
Homeownership(-4.1% vs nat'l)
$576K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,590
Housing units: 3,361,561

Broadband Access

Updated Mar 30, 2026
94.1%
Broadband Adoption
+2.1% vs national
3.5%
No Internet
97.5%
Computer Ownership

Subscription Types

Cable/Fiber/DSL 79.8%Cellular 6.4%Satellite 1.1%Other 2.3%

Drinking Water Quality

Updated Mar 30, 2026
2,397
Community Systems
4,736
Total Systems
N/A
Violating Systems
N/A
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

51,229 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$51.1B
Total Funding
$6,902
Per Capita
51,229
Awards

Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)

Top Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$16.4B
Department of Transportation$2.7B
Department of Agriculture$1.3B
Department of Education$1.0B
Department of Energy$874.0M
Environmental Protection Agency$540.5M

Top Programs (CFDA)

Grants to States for Medicaid
12,962,759,393
Highway Planning and Construction
1,164,246,094
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
432,238,085
National School Lunch Program
409,360,311
Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration
335,052,142
Federal Transit Formula Grants
326,180,964

Budget & Fiscal Health

FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026
$119.5B
Revenue
$111.4B
Expenditure
$33.7B
Debt
$4,312
Debt/Capita

Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)

S&P
AA+
Moody's
Aaa
Fitch
AA+
Revenue/capita: $15,296
Tax burden/capita: $2,613

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
4.4%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
4.1M
Employed
4.1M
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national

Fastest Growing Sectors

+8.8%Mining & Extraction
+3.4%Health Care
+3.4%Arts & Entertainment

Shrinking Sectors

-3.7%Construction
-3.3%Information
-2.3%Utilities

Employment data from Census ACS 1-year estimates (BLS LAUS unavailable). Trend data not available.

Public Health Outcomes

Updated Mar 30, 2026
Life Expectancy
78.8 yrs#11 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
29/100k#22 of 51
Uninsured Rate
7.2%#19 of 51
Obesity Rate
31.6%#14 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.4/mo#35 of 51
Infant Mortality
4.3/1k#7 of 51
Premature Death Rate
6,780.9/100k#11 of 51

Better than national avgWorse than national avg

Education

Updated Mar 30, 2026

NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)

237.6
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
273.7
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
215.7
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
259.3
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l

Infrastructure

Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

8,520
Total Bridges
51%
Good
43.5%
Fair
5.6%
Poor

Campaign Finance

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$1.7B
Contributions
$1.7B
Expenditures
300
Committees
1994-2026
Coverage

Contributions by Party

Dem: $317.3MRep: $245.6MOther: $1.2B

Top Donors

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS$50,163,310.55
COSTCO$27,458,755.13
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION$17,393,100
THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL$14,140,940
BP AMERICA$13,148,516.16

Top Recipients

NO ON 1631 (SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION)$31,623,453.17
NEW DIRECTION PAC$24,990,264.88
WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE - NONEXEMPTD$23,606,846.19
YES ON 1183 COALITION$23,148,517.66
WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,721,209.83

Regulatory Reform Ideas

100 candidates
8 admin-only15 bipartisan72 moderate5 contested

Top Easy Wins

  • 1.
    ESA Programmatic Agreements — Salmon/Orca Consultation Streamlining(WDFW, Ecology, DNR, NOAA, USFWS)
  • 2.
    Business.WA.gov — Unified Business-Government Portal(Commerce, ORIA, DOR, L&I, ESD, SOS, DOL)
  • 3.
    Digital-First Licensing Mandate — All Agencies by 2028 per EO 25-03(ORIA, all agencies)
  • 4.
    Teacher Certification Streamlining — Emergency Provisional for Shortage Subjects(OSPI, PESB)
  • 5.
    Apprenticeship Consolidation — Single Portal, "Apprenticeship Washington" Brand(L&I, SBCTC)

IT Status Report & Strategic Plan

Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.

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FEMA Disasters

67 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
70
Declarations (10yr)
67
Active
$2.8B
PA Funding
5,237
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Incident Types

Fire 55Flood 7Severe Storm 5Biological 3

Recent Declarations

2025-12-12SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESEM
2025-09-26LOWER SUGARLOAF FIREFM
2025-07-19BURDOIN FIREFM
2024-11-26WILDFIRESDR$889K
2024-09-24WILDFIRESDR$738K