| Comparison of Effective Property Tax Rates* for Taxes Due in 1992-1999 | |||||||||
| County | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Adams | 1.32% | 1.34% | 1.36% | 1.40% | 1.37% | 1.36% | 1.30% | 1.34% | |
| Asotin | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.22 | |
| Benton | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.36 | |
| Chelan | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.12 | |
| Clallam | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | |
| Clark | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.31 | |
| Columbia | 1.29 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.35 | |
| Cowlitz | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.11 | |
| Douglas | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.26 | |
| Ferry | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.04 | |
| Franklin | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.40 | |
| Garfield | 1.31 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.59 | 1.53 | |
| Grant | 1.27 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.26 | |
| Grays Harbor | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.25 | |
| Island | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.98 | |
| Jefferson | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.17 | |
| King | 1.06 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.18 | 1.19 | |
| Kitsap | 1.10 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.32 | |
| Kittitas | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 0.98 | |
| Klickitat | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 1.04 | |
| Lewis | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.13 | |
| Lincoln | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.21 | |
| Mason | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.13 | |
| Okanogan | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.05 | |
| Pacific | 1.22 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.13 | |
| Pend Oreille | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.04 | |
| Pierce | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.40 | |
| San Juan | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 | |
| Skagit | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 | |
| Skamania | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.92 | |
| Snohomish | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.22 | |
| Spokane | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.30 | 1.32 | |
| Stevens | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.07 | |
| Thurston | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.36 | |
| Wahkiakum | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.96 | |
| Walla Walla | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |
| Whatcom | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.17 | |
| Whitman | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.29 | |
| Yakima | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.10 | |
| STATEWIDE | 1.12% | 1.18% | 1.20% | 1.22% | 1.19% | 1.26% | 1.22% | 1.22% | |
| *Effective property tax rates express taxes as a percent of current market value rather than current assessed value. This rate is calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes due by the total full market value. | |||||||||