Marijuana Fiscal Year 2015 Sales and Excise Tax by County, in Washington State
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County
Reporting Period
Total Sales
Excise Tax
Asotin
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$78,390
$19,597
Benton
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$5,123,127
$1,280,782
Chelan
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$6,383,822
$1,595,956
Clallam
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,877,875
$469,469
Clark
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$27,007,613
$6,751,903
Cowlitz
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$6,178,816
$1,544,704
Douglas
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$3,281,503
$820,376
Ferry
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$203,910
$50,977
Franklin
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$154,453
$38,613
Grant
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,876,614
$469,154
Grays Harbor
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,155,161
$288,790
Island
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,358,382
$339,596
Jefferson
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,725,044
$431,261
King
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$59,022,028
$ 14,755,507
Kitsap
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$5,810,182
$1,452,546
Kittitas
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$3,871,972
$967,993
Klickitat
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$3,661,394
$915,349
Lewis
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$208,480
$52,120
Lincoln
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$2,532,930
$633,233
Mason
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$2,865,834
$716,458
Okanogan
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$3,504,809
$876,202
Pacific
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$4,924,707
$1,231,177
Pend Oreille
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$173,177
$43,294
Pierce
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$18,767,090
$4,691,773
San Juan
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$808,338
$202,084
Skagit
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$4,507,047
$1,126,762
Skamania
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$351,594
$87,899
Snohomish
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$26,146,851
$6,536,713
Spokane
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$37,134,659
$9,283,665
Stevens
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$1,679,053
$419,763
Thurston
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$9,951,729
$2,487,932
Wahkiakum
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$249,840
$62,460
Walla Walla
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$94,796
$23,699
Whatcom
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$11,446,882
$2,861,721
Whitman
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$2,059,985
$514,996
Yakima
7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015
$3,344,237
$836,059
(Source: The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board)
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