The latest census bureau estimates show the population of King County, Washington state., The number of people in Seattle’s Bellevue Technology Center fell by more than 20000 from January to July 2020.
These figures reflect a national trend, partly due to the rise of telework and the newly discovered flexibility of many information workers. In King County, driven by the vigorous development of science and technology economy and the establishment of engineering centers in Seattle by more than 100 foreign technology companies, King County has experienced a decade of rapid growth.
However, last year, the population of Jinxian County decreased from 2.27 million to 2.25 million, only one-third of 1%, which is far lower than that of some other major urban areas in the country.
The population of other counties in the state has also increased, in part because some workers have moved further away from the city. The following is census data showing the changes in Washington state from July 2020 to 2021.
In addition to telework, other factors affecting population change include the death of covid-19 and the reduction of international migration.
Nationwide, the U.S. Census Bureau reported, “a shift from larger, more populous counties to medium and smaller counties. These patterns resulted in an increase in the population of 1822 counties (58.0%), the loss of residents in 1313 counties (41.8%) and no change in the population of 8 counties (0.3%)