| Comparison of Property Tax Levies By County | ||||
| 1998 - 1999 | ||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Change | Percent | |
| County | ($000) | ($000) | ($000) | Change |
| Adams | $13,698 | $13,991 | $293 | 2.1% |
| Asotin | 9,293 | 9,874 | 581 | 6.2 |
| Benton | 91,877 | 94,062 | 2,185 | 2.4 |
| Chelan | 51,533 | 53,846 | 2,313 | 4.5 |
| Clallam | 43,508 | 44,102 | 594 | 1.4 |
| Clark | 251,490 | 276,572 | 25,082 | 10.0 |
| Columbia | 2,984 | 3,432 | 448 | 15.0 |
| Cowlitz | 73,139 | 70,866 | (2,273) | -3.1 |
| Douglas | 22,045 | 22,653 | 608 | 2.8 |
| Ferry | 3,503 | 3,610 | 106 | 3.0 |
| Franklin | 28,075 | 29,238 | 1,163 | 4.1 |
| Garfield | 2,309 | 2,315 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Grant | 49,741 | 54,111 | 4,370 | 8.8 |
| Grays Harbor | 40,691 | 44,775 | 4,083 | 10.0 |
| Island | 55,574 | 59,301 | 3,727 | 6.7 |
| Jefferson | 25,772 | 27,600 | 1,828 | 7.1 |
| King | 1,742,530 | 1,944,167 | 201,637 | 11.6 |
| Kitsap | 169,755 | 183,110 | 13,355 | 7.9 |
| Kittitas | 19,522 | 20,709 | 1,187 | 6.1 |
| Klickitat | 11,791 | 12,589 | 798 | 6.8 |
| Lewis | 42,153 | 44,853 | 2,700 | 6.4 |
| Lincoln | 9,847 | 9,920 | 73 | 0.7 |
| Mason | 38,443 | 40,384 | 1,941 | 5.0 |
| Okanogan | 23,045 | 23,412 | 367 | 1.6 |
| Pacific | 16,899 | 17,686 | 787 | 4.7 |
| Pend Oreille | 8,271 | 8,127 | (144) | -1.7 |
| Pierce | 529,291 | 532,938 | 3,647 | 0.7 |
| San Juan | 22,089 | 24,053 | 1,964 | 8.9 |
| Skagit | 85,324 | 90,522 | 5,198 | 6.1 |
| Skamania | 6,185 | 6,698 | 513 | 8.3 |
| Snohomish | 479,257 | 518,025 | 38,768 | 8.1 |
| Spokane | 264,219 | 296,382 | 32,163 | 12.2 |
| Stevens | 20,439 | 22,533 | 2,094 | 10.2 |
| Thurston | 161,920 | 165,994 | 4,074 | 2.5 |
| Wahkiakum | 2,241 | 2,341 | 100 | 4.5 |
| Walla Walla | 36,068 | 37,199 | 1,131 | 3.1 |
| Whatcom | 131,949 | 138,211 | 6,261 | 4.7 |
| Whitman | 23,056 | 24,150 | 1,095 | 4.7 |
| Yakima | 113,059 | 108,156 | (4,902) | -4.3 |
| TOTAL | $4,722,586 | $5,082,506 | $359,920 | 7.6% |