Comparison of Property Tax Levies by County
1997-1998
1997 1998 Change Percent
County ($000) ($000) ($000) Change
Adams $12,770 $13,698 $928 7.3%
Asotin 9,244 $9,293 49 0.5
Benton 86,565 $91,877 5,312 6.1
Chelan 48,036 $51,533 3,497 7.3
Clallam 42,855 $43,508 653 1.5
Clark 235,099 $251,490 16,391 7.0
Columbia 3,114 $2,984 (130) (4.2)
Cowlitz 68,410 $73,139 4,729 6.9
Douglas 21,855 $22,045 190 0.9
Ferry 3,486 $3,503 17 0.5
Franklin 26,701 $28,075 1,374 5.1
Garfield 1,844 $2,309 465 25.2
Grant 43,933 $49,741 5,808 13.2
Grays Harbor 39,481 $40,691 1,210 3.1
Island 53,368 $55,574 2,206 4.1
Jefferson 23,784 $25,772 1,988 8.4
King 1,728,515 $1,742,530 14,015 0.8
Kitsap 170,134 $169,755 (379) (0.2)
Kittitas 19,188 $19,522 334 1.7
Klickitat 10,848 $11,791 943 8.7
Lewis 39,592 $42,153 2,561 6.5
Lincoln 9,633 $9,847 214 2.2
Mason 34,809 $38,443 3,634 10.4
Okanogan 21,770 $23,045 1,275 5.9
Pacific 15,552 $16,899 1,347 8.7
Pend Oreille 7,958 $8,271 313 3.9
Pierce 498,348 $529,291 30,943 6.2
San Juan 20,762 $22,089 1,327 6.4
Skagit 80,247 $85,324 5,077 6.3
Skamania 5,724 $6,185 461 8.1
Snohomish 459,289 $479,257 19,968 4.3
Spokane 261,120 $264,219 3,099 1.2
Stevens 18,697 $20,439 1,742 9.3
Thurston 155,786 $161,920 6,134 3.9
Wahkiakum 2,172 $2,241 69 3.2
Walla Walla 33,599 $36,068 2,469 7.3
Whatcom 126,997 $131,949 4,952 3.9
Whitman 22,697 $23,056 359 1.6
Yakima 107,002 $113,059 6,057 5.7
TOTAL $4,570,988 $4,722,586 $151,598 3.3%