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Highest poverty rate, Washington cities · 2010

Washington cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 192 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Pullman, WAWA33,75639.2%+4%

02Cheney, WAWA12,65035.7%+15%

03Ellensburg, WAWA21,30835.5%+4%

04Quincy, WAWA8,51032.3%+54%

05Grandview, WAWA12,06230.8%+51%

06Toppenish, WAWA8,63530.8%−4%

07Airway Heights, WAWA11,81128.5%+29%

08Othello, WAWA9,23728.4%+19%

09Sunnyside, WAWA16,43027.4%−21%

10Shelton, WAWA10,92125.3%+33%

11Deer Park, WAWA5,37025.1%+66%

12White Center, WAWA14,88625.0%+70%

13Connell, WAWA5,08024.4%+25%

14Tukwila, WAWA22,00323.8%+87%

15Clarkston, WAWA7,18923.5%+14%

16Kelso, WAWA12,80123.5%+19%

17Omak, WAWA5,18523.3%−8%

18Union Gap, WAWA6,61723.0%+27%

19Colville, WAWA5,11622.9%+47%

20Centralia, WAWA19,37522.4%+24%

21Walla Walla, WAWA34,05822.2%+23%

22Bellingham, WAWA96,39521.6%+5%

23Hoquiam, WAWA8,71021.5%+13%

24Pasco, WAWA82,84821.5%−8%

25Yakima, WAWA97,45821.3%−5%

26Longview, WAWA38,36221.3%+28%

27Woodland, WAWA6,61121.0%+94%

28Ephrata, WAWA8,83420.3%+58%

29Midland, WAWA9,05020.3%+31%

30Parkland, WAWA38,74220.0%+30%

31Sequim, WAWA8,21520.0%+43%

32Buckley, WAWA5,68819.6%+135%

33Bremerton, WAWA45,48219.4%+0%

34North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33719.1%–

35Aberdeen, WAWA17,08819.0%−14%

36Ferndale, WAWA17,55919.0%+44%

37Spokane, WAWA230,78318.7%+18%

38Port Angeles, WAWA20,14618.6%+40%

39Selah, WAWA8,67818.3%+77%

40Lakewood, WAWA62,75517.9%+14%

41Prosser, WAWA6,65417.4%+29%

42Port Townsend, WAWA10,67817.3%+23%

43Tacoma, WAWA229,81617.1%+8%

44Kent, WAWA134,87116.6%+43%

45Clover Creek, WAWA7,34516.5%–

46College Place, WAWA9,92316.4%+2%

47East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41416.4%−1%

48Olympia, WAWA56,72416.3%+35%

49Steilacoom, WAWA6,64816.2%+100%

50Kennewick, WAWA88,36616.2%+26%

51Everett, WAWA113,56715.9%+24%

52Country Homes, WAWA6,19815.8%+44%

53Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19315.5%−3%

54Vancouver, WAWA199,69814.8%+21%

55Pacific, WAWA7,05614.6%+36%

56Burien, WAWA51,85914.6%+54%

57Birch Bay, WAWA10,83714.2%+52%

58West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414.1%−25%

59Auburn, WAWA86,30114.1%+11%

60Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30814.1%+25%

61Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23714.0%–

62Blaine, WAWA6,47514.0%−10%

63Des Moines, WAWA33,03213.9%+81%

64Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63813.8%+80%

65Washougal, WAWA18,02813.6%+39%

66Moses Lake, WAWA27,46913.5%−11%

67SeaTac, WAWA34,57813.3%+15%

68Yelm, WAWA12,04313.0%+29%

69Federal Way, WAWA99,72912.9%+39%

70Wenatchee, WAWA35,54712.8%−17%

71Seattle, WAWA784,77712.7%+8%

72Five Corners, WAWA21,19412.7%+120%

73Rochester, WAWA5,83412.6%+64%

74Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16712.6%+54%

75Lynnwood, WAWA42,13212.6%+33%

76Elk Plain, WAWA14,27612.3%+57%

77Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40512.0%–

78West Richland, WAWA19,25711.4%+152%

79Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43011.3%+41%

80Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01711.2%+34%

81Tumwater, WAWA28,01011.2%+32%

82Battle Ground, WAWA23,51310.8%+15%

83Burlington, WAWA11,35610.8%−28%

84Lacey, WAWA58,83310.7%+17%

85Fife, WAWA11,06110.6%−29%

86Bangor Base, WAWA6,11210.5%–

87Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63010.5%+79%

88Renton, WAWA104,97510.4%+7%

89Port Orchard, WAWA19,83910.2%−21%

90Monroe, WAWA20,0259.8%+10%

91Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3149.8%–

92Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0839.6%+3%

93Spanaway, WAWA34,0199.6%−11%

94Enumclaw, WAWA13,1729.5%+15%

95Marysville, WAWA77,6869.5%+70%

96Finley, WAWA5,6349.4%+46%

97Kenmore, WAWA24,2499.2%+60%

98Richland, WAWA65,2589.2%+12%

99Orchards, WAWA29,4389.1%+36%

100North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3399.0%–

101Ridgefield, WAWA16,1328.8%+41%

102Puyallup, WAWA42,6828.7%+30%

103Graham, WAWA35,0798.5%+12%

104Picnic Point, WAWA10,2618.5%–

105Snohomish, WAWA10,7198.5%+17%

106Stanwood, WAWA9,4218.4%−30%

107Lynden, WAWA16,8818.4%+36%

108Shoreline, WAWA66,5428.3%+21%

109Sumner, WAWA10,8718.3%−2%

110Lakeland South, WAWA13,1008.3%+57%

111University Place, WAWA35,4798.3%+14%

112Lakeland North, WAWA15,9508.0%+57%

113Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6747.6%+20%

114Silverdale, WAWA20,6857.5%+59%

115Minnehaha, WAWA11,4827.4%−35%

116Arlington, WAWA22,0317.4%+2%

117Chehalis, WAWA7,7647.4%−63%

118Artondale, WAWA14,0737.4%+148%

119Orting, WAWA8,8847.3%+13%

120Summit View, WAWA8,4807.2%–

121Hockinson, WAWA6,1507.2%+232%

122Parkwood, WAWA6,8737.2%−21%

123Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0917.2%+62%

124Anacortes, WAWA18,0807.1%−8%

125Martha Lake, WAWA22,6347.1%+44%

126Vashon, WAWA9,9347.0%+18%

127South Hill, WAWA68,0256.9%+63%

128Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0746.8%+24%

129Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8906.6%–

130Woodinville, WAWA14,5486.4%+46%

131Camas, WAWA27,7496.4%+18%

132Bellevue, WAWA154,1936.4%+13%

133Milton, WAWA8,9116.2%−22%

134Edmonds, WAWA42,7486.2%+34%

135Frederickson, WAWA25,3836.2%−17%

136Mead, WAWA6,8936.2%–

137Waller, WAWA7,6836.1%−25%

138Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2666.1%+72%

139Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8926.0%−52%

140Mill Creek, WAWA20,9025.9%+68%

141Covington, WAWA21,4965.9%+64%

142Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1395.8%+45%

143Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0415.7%−24%

144Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4545.7%+36%

145Mukilteo, WAWA21,2395.7%+66%

146Kirkland, WAWA97,4105.5%+3%

147Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6405.4%−42%

148Bothell, WAWA52,1995.4%+7%

149Redmond, WAWA82,5065.4%+2%

150North Bend, WAWA8,7585.4%+14%

151Eastmont, WAWA23,7215.2%–

152Sultan, WAWA7,2305.2%−26%

153Maltby, WAWA10,9104.8%+33%

154Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,6914.7%+6%

155Tracyton, WAWA6,1374.7%−55%

156Bothell West, WAWA22,0294.6%–

157Fircrest, WAWA6,9594.5%−23%

158DuPont, WAWA9,7784.5%−1%

159Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0294.4%+41%

160Newcastle, WAWA13,1284.4%+116%

161Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7984.3%–

162Normandy Park, WAWA6,6093.9%−2%

163Mill Creek East, WAWA25,4533.9%–

164Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1913.9%+1%

165Barberton, WAWA8,6683.8%+53%

166Manchester, WAWA5,9563.7%−32%

167Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8843.7%−43%

168Edgewood, WAWA13,5483.7%−13%

169Sudden Valley, WAWA6,0843.6%−44%

170Poulsbo, WAWA12,7493.5%−62%

171Woods Creek, WAWA6,9433.4%−26%

172East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5823.4%−24%

173Maple Valley, WAWA28,4823.4%+29%

174Summit, WAWA8,7913.3%−49%

175Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1833.0%+78%

176Issaquah, WAWA39,4233.0%−37%

177Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,0472.8%−2%

178Lake Shore, WAWA6,9782.8%−17%

179Sammamish, WAWA66,1102.7%+36%

180Mercer Island, WAWA25,4222.7%−16%

181Bothell East, WAWA14,5782.6%–

182Hobart, WAWA6,5522.6%+15%

183Brier, WAWA6,5972.6%+40%

184Duvall, WAWA9,4402.6%−34%

185Mount Vista, WAWA10,7642.4%−28%

186Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,8562.4%–

187Cottage Lake, WAWA22,5182.2%−21%

188Felida, WAWA10,8411.8%−47%

189Maplewood, WAWA5,8031.7%–

190Wollochet, WAWA6,6891.4%–

191Silver Firs, WAWA22,3061.1%–

192Black Diamond, WAWA6,9780.4%−53%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES