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Poverty Rate in Washington, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Washington, ranked. The highest is Whitman County at 22.7% and the lowest is Island County at 7.7%.

Washington: 9.9% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Washington: 12.0%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Whitman County22.7%
2Okanogan County20.7%
3Adams County19.5%
4Wahkiakum County17.8%
5Grant County15.8%
6Yakima County15.5%
7Grays Harbor County15.3%
8Kittitas County14.4%
9Pend Oreille County14.4%
10Asotin County14.2%
11Ferry County13.6%
12Franklin County13.1%
13Klickitat County12.9%
14Whatcom County12.9%
15Lincoln County12.5%
16Mason County12.3%
17Cowlitz County12.2%
18Lewis County12.2%
19Walla Walla County12.1%
20Garfield County12.0%
21Stevens County12.0%
22Spokane County11.7%
23Skagit County11.6%
24San Juan County11.3%
25Jefferson County11.1%
26Benton County11.0%
27Clallam County10.6%
28Pacific County10.4%
29Thurston County9.5%
30Columbia County9.3%
31Pierce County8.8%
32King County8.6%
33Chelan County8.3%
34Douglas County8.3%
35Kitsap County8.2%
36Skamania County8.1%
37Clark County8.0%
38Snohomish County8.0%
39Island County7.7%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Washington ranks 46th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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