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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 30 <br />Figure 3-6. Kittitas County Population and Projected Growth (1980 – 2050) <br /> <br />Table 3-4 shows the projected rates of average annual population growth according to the OFM <br />projections.28F <br />29 <br />Table 3-4. Kittitas County Projected Population (2020 – 2050) <br />Projection <br />Series 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 <br />Low 46,468 45,295 46,779 48,172 49,484 50,723 51,907 <br />Medium 46,468 49,234 52,091 54,850 57,521 60,112 62,643 <br />High 46,468 53,173 57,143 61,008 64,778 68,461 72,079 <br /> <br />The medium projection is OFM’s actual estimate, and it is assumed that it is the most accurate while the <br />high and low projections are provided as a margin of safety. However, Kittitas County has a reason to <br />believe that these projections are not a good representation of the local conditions. As a result, Kittitas <br />decided to use 2% as the projection for the growth rate which falls between the medium and high OFM <br />projections. Through County Resolution 2017-068, Kittitas County adopted the countywide growth and <br />allocation, listed in Table 3-5, using OFM projections.29F <br />30 <br /> <br /> <br />29 Washington State Office of Financial Management. (2022). Growth Management Act Population Projections for <br />Counties: 2020 to 2050. Retrieved from <br />30 Kittitas County. (2021). Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. Retrieved from <br />https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/uploads/documents/cds/comp-plan/2021/2021%20Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf.