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Highest poverty rate, Washington counties · 2000

Washington counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51225.6%+6%
02Okanogan County, WAWA45,23021.3%−1%
03Yakima County, WAWA259,18519.7%−3%
04Kittitas County, WAWA48,80319.6%−3%
05Franklin County, WAWA102,61219.2%−16%
06Ferry County, WAWA7,51719.0%−20%
07Adams County, WAWA21,48818.2%+4%
08Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45718.1%−10%
09Grant County, WAWA105,72717.4%−11%
10Klickitat County, WAWA24,33117.0%+0%
11Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14416.1%−2%
12Stevens County, WAWA49,66815.9%−7%
13Asotin County, WAWA22,54515.4%−20%
14Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36115.1%−6%
15Douglas County, WAWA46,47314.4%+18%
16Pacific County, WAWA24,35714.4%−16%
17Garfield County, WAWA2,41614.2%+35%
18Whatcom County, WAWA236,39214.2%+16%
19Lewis County, WAWA88,06214.0%−3%
20Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88514.0%+5%
21Skamania County, WAWA12,66913.1%+39%
22Columbia County, WAWA4,14112.6%−35%
23Lincoln County, WAWA11,98212.6%+3%
24Clallam County, WAWA78,20212.5%−0%
25Chelan County, WAWA81,94112.4%−19%
26Spokane County, WAWA558,34412.3%−10%
27Mason County, WAWA71,16512.2%−8%
28Jefferson County, WAWA33,97011.3%−16%
29Skagit County, WAWA132,97511.1%−4%
30Pierce County, WAWA946,28810.5%−8%
31Benton County, WAWA221,72210.3%−7%
32San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.2%+25%
33Clark County, WAWA532,1199.1%−3%
34Thurston County, WAWA304,2618.8%−12%
35Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.8%−7%
36King County, WAWA2,344,9398.4%+5%
37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8738.1%−23%
38Island County, WAWA85,6577.0%−4%
39Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.9%+4%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS