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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51225.6%+1.4 pts
02Okanogan County, WAWA45,23021.3%−0.2 pts
03Yakima County, WAWA259,18519.7%−0.6 pts
04Kittitas County, WAWA48,80319.6%−0.6 pts
05Franklin County, WAWA102,61219.2%−3.8 pts
06Ferry County, WAWA7,51719.0%−4.7 pts
07Adams County, WAWA21,48818.2%+0.7 pts
08Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45718.1%−2.0 pts
09Grant County, WAWA105,72717.4%−2.2 pts
10Klickitat County, WAWA24,33117.0%+0.1 pts
11Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14416.1%−0.3 pts
12Stevens County, WAWA49,66815.9%−1.2 pts
13Asotin County, WAWA22,54515.4%−3.9 pts
14Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36115.1%−1.0 pts
15Douglas County, WAWA46,47314.4%+2.2 pts
16Pacific County, WAWA24,35714.4%−2.8 pts
17Garfield County, WAWA2,41614.2%+3.7 pts
18Whatcom County, WAWA236,39214.2%+1.9 pts
19Lewis County, WAWA88,06214.0%−0.4 pts
20Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88514.0%+0.6 pts
21Skamania County, WAWA12,66913.1%+3.7 pts
22Columbia County, WAWA4,14112.6%−6.7 pts
23Lincoln County, WAWA11,98212.6%+0.3 pts
24Clallam County, WAWA78,20212.5%−0.0 pts
25Chelan County, WAWA81,94112.4%−2.8 pts
26Spokane County, WAWA558,34412.3%−1.4 pts
27Mason County, WAWA71,16512.2%−1.0 pts
28Jefferson County, WAWA33,97011.3%−2.2 pts
29Skagit County, WAWA132,97511.1%−0.4 pts
30Pierce County, WAWA946,28810.5%−0.9 pts
31Benton County, WAWA221,72210.3%−0.8 pts
32San Juan County, WAWA18,5779.2%+1.9 pts
33Clark County, WAWA532,1199.1%−0.3 pts
34Thurston County, WAWA304,2618.8%−1.2 pts
35Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.8%−0.6 pts
36King County, WAWA2,344,9398.4%+0.4 pts
37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8738.1%−2.4 pts
38Island County, WAWA85,6577.0%−0.3 pts
39Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.9%+0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS