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Highest poverty rate, Washington cities · 2010

Washington cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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%+1.7 pts

02Cheney, WAWA12,65035.7%+4.7 pts

03Ellensburg, WAWA21,30835.5%+1.3 pts

04Quincy, WAWA8,51032.3%+11.4 pts

05Grandview, WAWA12,06230.8%+10.5 pts

06Toppenish, WAWA8,63530.8%−1.2 pts

07Airway Heights, WAWA11,81128.5%+6.5 pts

08Othello, WAWA9,23728.4%+4.4 pts

09Sunnyside, WAWA16,43027.4%−7.1 pts

10Shelton, WAWA10,92125.3%+6.3 pts

11Deer Park, WAWA5,37025.1%+10.0 pts

12White Center, WAWA14,88625.0%+10.3 pts

13Connell, WAWA5,08024.4%+4.9 pts

14Tukwila, WAWA22,00323.8%+11.0 pts

15Clarkston, WAWA7,18923.5%+2.9 pts

16Kelso, WAWA12,80123.5%+3.7 pts

17Omak, WAWA5,18523.3%−2.0 pts

18Union Gap, WAWA6,61723.0%+4.9 pts

19Colville, WAWA5,11622.9%+7.4 pts

20Centralia, WAWA19,37522.4%+4.3 pts

21Walla Walla, WAWA34,05822.2%+4.2 pts

22Bellingham, WAWA96,39521.6%+1.0 pts

23Hoquiam, WAWA8,71021.5%+2.5 pts

24Pasco, WAWA82,84821.5%−1.8 pts

25Yakima, WAWA97,45821.3%−1.1 pts

26Longview, WAWA38,36221.3%+4.6 pts

27Woodland, WAWA6,61121.0%+10.2 pts

28Ephrata, WAWA8,83420.3%+7.4 pts

29Midland, WAWA9,05020.3%+4.8 pts

30Parkland, WAWA38,74220.0%+4.6 pts

31Sequim, WAWA8,21520.0%+6.0 pts

32Buckley, WAWA5,68819.6%+11.2 pts

33Bremerton, WAWA45,48219.4%+0.0 pts

34North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33719.1%–

35Aberdeen, WAWA17,08819.0%−3.2 pts

36Ferndale, WAWA17,55919.0%+5.8 pts

37Spokane, WAWA230,78318.7%+2.8 pts

38Port Angeles, WAWA20,14618.6%+5.4 pts

39Selah, WAWA8,67818.3%+8.0 pts

40Lakewood, WAWA62,75517.9%+2.1 pts

41Prosser, WAWA6,65417.4%+3.9 pts

42Port Townsend, WAWA10,67817.3%+3.2 pts

43Tacoma, WAWA229,81617.1%+1.2 pts

44Kent, WAWA134,87116.6%+5.0 pts

45Clover Creek, WAWA7,34516.5%–

46College Place, WAWA9,92316.4%+0.4 pts

47East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41416.4%−0.1 pts

48Olympia, WAWA56,72416.3%+4.2 pts

49Steilacoom, WAWA6,64816.2%+8.1 pts

50Kennewick, WAWA88,36616.2%+3.3 pts

51Everett, WAWA113,56715.9%+3.0 pts

52Country Homes, WAWA6,19815.8%+4.8 pts

53Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19315.5%−0.4 pts

54Vancouver, WAWA199,69814.8%+2.6 pts

55Pacific, WAWA7,05614.6%+3.9 pts

56Burien, WAWA51,85914.6%+5.1 pts

57Birch Bay, WAWA10,83714.2%+4.9 pts

58West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414.1%−4.7 pts

59Auburn, WAWA86,30114.1%+1.3 pts

60Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30814.1%+2.8 pts

61Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23714.0%–

62Blaine, WAWA6,47514.0%−1.5 pts

63Des Moines, WAWA33,03213.9%+6.2 pts

64Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63813.8%+6.2 pts

65Washougal, WAWA18,02813.6%+3.8 pts

66Moses Lake, WAWA27,46913.5%−1.6 pts

67SeaTac, WAWA34,57813.3%+1.7 pts

68Yelm, WAWA12,04313.0%+2.9 pts

69Federal Way, WAWA99,72912.9%+3.6 pts

70Wenatchee, WAWA35,54712.8%−2.5 pts

71Seattle, WAWA784,77712.7%+0.9 pts

72Five Corners, WAWA21,19412.7%+6.9 pts

73Rochester, WAWA5,83412.6%+4.9 pts

74Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16712.6%+4.4 pts

75Lynnwood, WAWA42,13212.6%+3.1 pts

76Elk Plain, WAWA14,27612.3%+4.5 pts

77Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40512.0%–

78West Richland, WAWA19,25711.4%+6.9 pts

79Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43011.3%+3.3 pts

80Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01711.2%+2.8 pts

81Tumwater, WAWA28,01011.2%+2.7 pts

82Battle Ground, WAWA23,51310.8%+1.4 pts

83Burlington, WAWA11,35610.8%−4.1 pts

84Lacey, WAWA58,83310.7%+1.6 pts

85Fife, WAWA11,06110.6%−4.3 pts

86Bangor Base, WAWA6,11210.5%–

87Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63010.5%+4.6 pts

88Renton, WAWA104,97510.4%+0.7 pts

89Port Orchard, WAWA19,83910.2%−2.7 pts

90Monroe, WAWA20,0259.8%+0.9 pts

91Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3149.8%–

92Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0839.6%+0.3 pts

93Spanaway, WAWA34,0199.6%−1.2 pts

94Enumclaw, WAWA13,1729.5%+1.3 pts

95Marysville, WAWA77,6869.5%+3.9 pts

96Finley, WAWA5,6349.4%+3.0 pts

97Kenmore, WAWA24,2499.2%+3.5 pts

98Richland, WAWA65,2589.2%+1.0 pts

99Orchards, WAWA29,4389.1%+2.4 pts

100North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3399.0%–

101Ridgefield, WAWA16,1328.8%+2.6 pts

102Puyallup, WAWA42,6828.7%+2.0 pts

103Graham, WAWA35,0798.5%+0.9 pts

104Picnic Point, WAWA10,2618.5%–

105Snohomish, WAWA10,7198.5%+1.2 pts

106Stanwood, WAWA9,4218.4%−3.6 pts

107Lynden, WAWA16,8818.4%+2.2 pts

108Shoreline, WAWA66,5428.3%+1.4 pts

109Sumner, WAWA10,8718.3%−0.2 pts

110Lakeland South, WAWA13,1008.3%+3.0 pts

111University Place, WAWA35,4798.3%+1.0 pts

112Lakeland North, WAWA15,9508.0%+2.9 pts

113Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6747.6%+1.2 pts

114Silverdale, WAWA20,6857.5%+2.8 pts

115Minnehaha, WAWA11,4827.4%−3.9 pts

116Arlington, WAWA22,0317.4%+0.2 pts

117Chehalis, WAWA7,7647.4%−12.4 pts

118Artondale, WAWA14,0737.4%+4.4 pts

119Orting, WAWA8,8847.3%+0.8 pts

120Summit View, WAWA8,4807.2%–

121Hockinson, WAWA6,1507.2%+5.0 pts

122Parkwood, WAWA6,8737.2%−1.9 pts

123Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0917.2%+2.7 pts

124Anacortes, WAWA18,0807.1%−0.6 pts

125Martha Lake, WAWA22,6347.1%+2.2 pts

126Vashon, WAWA9,9347.0%+1.1 pts

127South Hill, WAWA68,0256.9%+2.6 pts

128Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0746.8%+1.3 pts

129Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8906.6%–

130Woodinville, WAWA14,5486.4%+2.0 pts

131Camas, WAWA27,7496.4%+1.0 pts

132Bellevue, WAWA154,1936.4%+0.7 pts

133Milton, WAWA8,9116.2%−1.8 pts

134Edmonds, WAWA42,7486.2%+1.6 pts

135Frederickson, WAWA25,3836.2%−1.2 pts

136Mead, WAWA6,8936.2%–

137Waller, WAWA7,6836.1%−2.1 pts

138Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2666.1%+2.6 pts

139Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8926.0%−6.4 pts

140Mill Creek, WAWA20,9025.9%+2.4 pts

141Covington, WAWA21,4965.9%+2.3 pts

142Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1395.8%+1.8 pts

143Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0415.7%−1.8 pts

144Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4545.7%+1.5 pts

145Mukilteo, WAWA21,2395.7%+2.3 pts

146Kirkland, WAWA97,4105.5%+0.2 pts

147Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6405.4%−3.9 pts

148Bothell, WAWA52,1995.4%+0.3 pts

149Redmond, WAWA82,5065.4%+0.1 pts

150North Bend, WAWA8,7585.4%+0.7 pts

151Eastmont, WAWA23,7215.2%–

152Sultan, WAWA7,2305.2%−1.8 pts

153Maltby, WAWA10,9104.8%+1.2 pts

154Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,6914.7%+0.3 pts

155Tracyton, WAWA6,1374.7%−5.6 pts

156Bothell West, WAWA22,0294.6%–

157Fircrest, WAWA6,9594.5%−1.3 pts

158DuPont, WAWA9,7784.5%−0.0 pts

159Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0294.4%+1.3 pts

160Newcastle, WAWA13,1284.4%+2.3 pts

161Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7984.3%–

162Normandy Park, WAWA6,6093.9%−0.1 pts

163Mill Creek East, WAWA25,4533.9%–

164Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1913.9%+0.0 pts

165Barberton, WAWA8,6683.8%+1.3 pts

166Manchester, WAWA5,9563.7%−1.8 pts

167Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8843.7%−2.7 pts

168Edgewood, WAWA13,5483.7%−0.6 pts

169Sudden Valley, WAWA6,0843.6%−2.9 pts

170Poulsbo, WAWA12,7493.5%−5.6 pts

171Woods Creek, WAWA6,9433.4%−1.2 pts

172East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5823.4%−1.1 pts

173Maple Valley, WAWA28,4823.4%+0.8 pts

174Summit, WAWA8,7913.3%−3.1 pts

175Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1833.0%+1.3 pts

176Issaquah, WAWA39,4233.0%−1.8 pts

177Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,0472.8%−0.0 pts

178Lake Shore, WAWA6,9782.8%−0.6 pts

179Sammamish, WAWA66,1102.7%+0.7 pts

180Mercer Island, WAWA25,4222.7%−0.5 pts

181Bothell East, WAWA14,5782.6%–

182Hobart, WAWA6,5522.6%+0.3 pts

183Brier, WAWA6,5972.6%+0.7 pts

184Duvall, WAWA9,4402.6%−1.3 pts

185Mount Vista, WAWA10,7642.4%−0.9 pts

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

187Cottage Lake, WAWA22,5182.2%−0.6 pts

188Felida, WAWA10,8411.8%−1.6 pts

189Maplewood, WAWA5,8031.7%–

190Wollochet, WAWA6,6891.4%–

191Silver Firs, WAWA22,3061.1%–

192Black Diamond, WAWA6,9780.4%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS