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Highest poverty rate, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, WAWA48,51226.0%+0.4 pts
02Adams County, WAWA21,48823.5%+5.3 pts
03Okanogan County, WAWA45,23020.6%−0.8 pts
04Ferry County, WAWA7,51717.1%−2.0 pts
05Kittitas County, WAWA48,80316.7%−2.9 pts
06Yakima County, WAWA259,18516.5%−3.2 pts
07Klickitat County, WAWA24,33115.5%−1.6 pts
08Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14414.5%−1.6 pts
09Grant County, WAWA105,72714.5%−2.9 pts
10Franklin County, WAWA102,61214.2%−5.0 pts
11Pacific County, WAWA24,35714.1%−0.3 pts
12Whatcom County, WAWA236,39213.9%−0.3 pts
13Jefferson County, WAWA33,97013.6%+2.4 pts
14Clallam County, WAWA78,20213.4%+0.9 pts
15Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88513.3%−0.7 pts
16Lewis County, WAWA88,06213.2%−0.8 pts
17Asotin County, WAWA22,54513.1%−2.3 pts
18Mason County, WAWA71,16513.0%+0.8 pts
19Spokane County, WAWA558,34412.9%+0.6 pts
20Stevens County, WAWA49,66812.8%−3.1 pts
21Lincoln County, WAWA11,98211.7%−0.8 pts
22Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36111.4%−3.6 pts
23Douglas County, WAWA46,47311.0%−3.5 pts
24Skamania County, WAWA12,66910.8%−2.3 pts
25Chelan County, WAWA81,94110.8%−1.6 pts
26Skagit County, WAWA132,97510.7%−0.4 pts
27Benton County, WAWA221,72210.2%−0.1 pts
28San Juan County, WAWA18,57710.2%+0.9 pts
29Thurston County, WAWA304,2619.8%+1.0 pts
30Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4579.8%−8.3 pts
31Pierce County, WAWA946,2889.5%−1.0 pts
32Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8739.1%+1.0 pts
33Clark County, WAWA532,1199.1%−0.0 pts
34King County, WAWA2,344,9398.4%+0.1 pts
35Garfield County, WAWA2,4168.3%−5.9 pts
36Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.2%−0.5 pts
37Island County, WAWA85,6577.6%+0.6 pts
38Snohomish County, WAWA870,6567.2%+0.3 pts
39Columbia County, WAWA4,1416.8%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS