RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most affordable housing, Washington counties · 1990

Washington counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 39 is 2.4.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Garfield County, WAWA2,4161.4–

02Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821.7–

03Columbia County, WAWA4,1411.7–

04Adams County, WAWA21,4881.8–

05Ferry County, WAWA7,5171.9–

06Benton County, WAWA221,7222.0–

07Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1442.1–

08Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8852.2–

09Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312.3–

10Franklin County, WAWA102,6122.3–

11Spokane County, WAWA558,3442.3–

12Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3612.3–

13Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8732.3–

14Stevens County, WAWA49,6682.3–

15Yakima County, WAWA259,1852.3–

16Clark County, WAWA532,1192.3–

17Lewis County, WAWA88,0622.3–

18Grant County, WAWA105,7272.3–

19Skamania County, WAWA12,6692.4–

20Asotin County, WAWA22,5452.4–

21Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4572.4–

22Pacific County, WAWA24,3572.5–

23Okanogan County, WAWA45,2302.5–

24Douglas County, WAWA46,4732.5–

25Thurston County, WAWA304,2612.6–

26Mason County, WAWA71,1652.7–

27Pierce County, WAWA946,2882.7–

28Kitsap County, WAWA283,3742.8–

29Whitman County, WAWA48,5122.8–

30Skagit County, WAWA132,9752.8–

31Kittitas County, WAWA48,8032.9–

32Chelan County, WAWA81,9413.0–

33Clallam County, WAWA78,2023.1–

34Whatcom County, WAWA236,3923.2–

35Snohomish County, WAWA870,6563.4–

36Jefferson County, WAWA33,9703.5–

37Island County, WAWA85,6573.6–

38King County, WAWA2,344,9393.9–

39San Juan County, WAWA18,5775.4–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS