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Highest poverty rate, Washington counties · 2010

Washington counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51227.6%+8%
02Adams County, WAWA21,48825.1%+38%
03Yakima County, WAWA259,18521.8%+11%
04Kittitas County, WAWA48,80321.2%+8%
05Ferry County, WAWA7,51720.8%+9%
06Grant County, WAWA105,72720.4%+17%
07Franklin County, WAWA102,61219.9%+4%
08Okanogan County, WAWA45,23019.5%−8%
09Klickitat County, WAWA24,33119.5%+14%
10Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45718.3%+1%
11Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36117.5%+16%
12Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88516.9%+21%
13Pacific County, WAWA24,35716.8%+17%
14Columbia County, WAWA4,14116.4%+30%
15Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14416.1%+0%
16Garfield County, WAWA2,41615.7%+10%
17Mason County, WAWA71,16515.6%+28%
18Stevens County, WAWA49,66815.1%−5%
19Whatcom County, WAWA236,39215.0%+5%
20Clallam County, WAWA78,20214.3%+14%
21Douglas County, WAWA46,47314.3%−1%
22Spokane County, WAWA558,34414.1%+14%
23Jefferson County, WAWA33,97013.5%+20%
24Asotin County, WAWA22,54513.5%−12%
25Lewis County, WAWA88,06213.3%−5%
26Benton County, WAWA221,72212.7%+24%
27Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87312.2%+52%
28Lincoln County, WAWA11,98212.1%−4%
29Skagit County, WAWA132,97511.7%+6%
30Pierce County, WAWA946,28811.6%+11%
31Chelan County, WAWA81,94111.5%−8%
32Clark County, WAWA532,11910.9%+20%
33Thurston County, WAWA304,26110.3%+17%
34King County, WAWA2,344,93910.2%+22%
35San Juan County, WAWA18,57710.1%+9%
36Skamania County, WAWA12,6699.4%−28%
37Kitsap County, WAWA283,3749.4%+7%
38Snohomish County, WAWA870,6568.4%+23%
39Island County, WAWA85,6578.0%+14%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS