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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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YEAR19902000201020202024
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51226.0%+2%
02Adams County, WAWA21,48823.5%+29%
03Okanogan County, WAWA45,23020.6%−4%
04Ferry County, WAWA7,51717.1%−10%
05Kittitas County, WAWA48,80316.7%−15%
06Yakima County, WAWA259,18516.5%−16%
07Klickitat County, WAWA24,33115.5%−9%
08Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14414.5%−10%
09Grant County, WAWA105,72714.5%−17%
10Franklin County, WAWA102,61214.2%−26%
11Pacific County, WAWA24,35714.1%−2%
12Whatcom County, WAWA236,39213.9%−2%
13Jefferson County, WAWA33,97013.6%+21%
14Clallam County, WAWA78,20213.4%+7%
15Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88513.3%−5%
16Lewis County, WAWA88,06213.2%−5%
17Asotin County, WAWA22,54513.1%−15%
18Mason County, WAWA71,16513.0%+7%
19Spokane County, WAWA558,34412.9%+5%
20Stevens County, WAWA49,66812.8%−20%
21Lincoln County, WAWA11,98211.7%−7%
22Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36111.4%−24%
23Douglas County, WAWA46,47311.0%−24%
24Skamania County, WAWA12,66910.8%−18%
25Chelan County, WAWA81,94110.8%−13%
26Skagit County, WAWA132,97510.7%−4%
27Benton County, WAWA221,72210.2%−1%
28San Juan County, WAWA18,57710.2%+10%
29Thurston County, WAWA304,2619.8%+11%
30Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4579.8%−46%
31Pierce County, WAWA946,2889.5%−9%
32Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8739.1%+12%
33Clark County, WAWA532,1199.1%−0%
34King County, WAWA2,344,9398.4%+1%
35Garfield County, WAWA2,4168.3%−41%
36Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.2%−6%
37Island County, WAWA85,6577.6%+8%
38Snohomish County, WAWA870,6567.2%+5%
39Columbia County, WAWA4,1416.8%−46%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS