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Lincoln County, Washington

A county in Washington, ranked 35 of 39 by population.

CountyFIPS 53043

Within Washington
Lincoln County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Davenport, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
11,982
+1,056 (+9.7%) since 2020
Land area
2,311
square miles. A further 1.2% of the total area is water
Population density
5.2
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Davenport
Seat of county government.
Established
1883
142 years ago
Largest city
Davenport city
Population 1,818.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Lincoln County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Lincoln County, Washington from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 800 by 723 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Lincoln County ranks

Position among the 39 counties of Washington, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn WashingtonNationally
Population11,98235th of 392,283rd of 3,144
Land area2,311 sq mi7th of 39241st of 3,144
Population density5.2 per sq mi36th of 392,765th of 3,144
Median household income$71,51226th of 391,085th of 3,143

Full data for Lincoln County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population11,982Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202010,926Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?10,878Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area2,311 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area29.1 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area2,340 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?5.2 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$71,512American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$292,800American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age46.9American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households4,820American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units5,918American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-28
129 births, 157 deaths
Net migration
+185
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 7 areas bordering Lincoln County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Adams CountyWashington48 mi21,488
Grant CountyWashington47 mi105,727
Spokane CountyWashington39 mi558,344
Ferry CountyWashington38 mi7,517
Stevens CountyWashington38 mi49,668
Whitman CountyWashington6.5 mi48,512
Okanogan CountyWashington5.8 mi45,230

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 39 counties of Washington

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.