Monthly counts of new Washington State driver licenses and identification cards issued to customers who presented credentials from other states or countries. The data is organized by the Washington county of residence and the jurisdiction that issued the previous license or ID. This dataset is provided by data.wa.gov and was last updated on March 19, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze migration trends into Washington counties using County of Residence and Prior State of USA Issued License or ID.
- Model seasonal patterns in new resident arrivals using Transaction Date, Month Number, and Count.
- Compare international versus domestic migration sources using Country Issuing Previous License or ID and IRS Country Code.
- Track the issuance of different credential types over time using Card Type Issued and Issue Month.
Strengths
- Data includes geographic granularity with County of Residence and international source detail with ISO country codes.
- Provides a temporal dimension with Year, Month Number, and Transaction Date for time-series analysis.
- Distinguishes between different credential types via the Card Type Issued column.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- data.wa.gov
- Collection Method
- Likely administrative records from the Washington State Department of Licensing.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-19 17:32:14; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Washington State, organized by county (County of Residence). Includes prior issuing jurisdictions from other U.S. states and countries.