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Most residents in poverty, Washington cities

Washington cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 1,227. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Arlington, WA, up 65 places to #48.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Seattle, WAWA784,77774,501+12%

02Spokane, WAWA230,78331,708+2%

03Tacoma, WAWA229,81627,677−10%

04Vancouver, WAWA199,69819,944+14%

05▲1Bellingham, WAWA96,39517,379+25%

06▼1Yakima, WAWA97,45816,1320%

07Kent, WAWA134,87114,662+59%

08Everett, WAWA113,56714,451+23%

09▲1Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40513,766–

10▲1Federal Way, WAWA99,72912,975+67%

11▲2Kennewick, WAWA88,36612,205+73%

12▲2Bellevue, WAWA154,19310,997+77%

13▼1Pasco, WAWA82,84810,020+34%

14▼5Pullman, WAWA33,7569,796+6%

15▲1Renton, WAWA104,9758,563+76%

16▼1Lakewood, WAWA62,7558,287−10%

17Olympia, WAWA56,7247,838+53%

18Auburn, WAWA86,3017,649+49%

19▲5Lacey, WAWA58,8336,679+133%

20Burien, WAWA51,8596,634+120%

21▼2Bremerton, WAWA45,4826,176−15%

22▼1Longview, WAWA38,3626,109+6%

23▲12Marysville, WAWA77,6865,907+318%

24▲2Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1935,682+36%

25Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325,676+77%

26▲2Richland, WAWA65,2585,647+78%

27▼4Kirkland, WAWA97,4105,622+135%

28▲1Shoreline, WAWA66,5425,433+48%

29▼7Parkland, WAWA38,7425,029+36%

30▲9South Hill, WAWA68,0254,872+265%

31▼1Walla Walla, WAWA34,0584,846−9%

32▼5Ellensburg, WAWA21,3084,682−11%

33Redmond, WAWA82,5064,357+83%

34▲13Moses Lake, WAWA27,4694,114+82%

35▲3Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884,062+11%

36▼5Cheney, WAWA12,6504,002+47%

37▲13Des Moines, WAWA33,0323,977+78%

38▼6Wenatchee, WAWA35,5473,700−13%

39▼5Centralia, WAWA19,3753,688+39%

40Orchards, WAWA29,4383,105+161%

41▼5SeaTac, WAWA34,5783,023+3%

42▼1Sunnyside, WAWA16,4303,012−37%

43▼6Spanaway, WAWA34,0193,007+29%

44▲4Puyallup, WAWA42,6822,999+36%

45▲7University Place, WAWA35,4792,854+31%

46▲17Sammamish, WAWA66,1102,841+322%

47▼5Tukwila, WAWA22,0032,799+28%

48▲65Arlington, WAWA22,0312,674+216%

49▲4Bothell, WAWA52,1992,368+55%

50▲39Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6382,342+118%

51▼8Port Angeles, WAWA20,1462,313−5%

52▲43Lakeland North, WAWA15,9502,300+202%

53▲6Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2372,278–

54▲11Airway Heights, WAWA11,8112,188+121%

55▼10White Center, WAWA14,8862,163−30%

56▼1Othello, WAWA9,2372,121+51%

57▲7Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0912,102+645%

58Graham, WAWA35,0792,081+214%

59▼15Issaquah, WAWA39,4232,060+286%

60Ferndale, WAWA17,5592,040+76%

61▲25Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3082,021+106%

62▼6Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0832,016+9%

63▼17Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1672,009+28%

64▲19Grandview, WAWA12,0621,999+17%

65▼11Washougal, WAWA18,0281,965+135%

66▼9Tumwater, WAWA28,0101,898+77%

67▲42Martha Lake, WAWA22,6341,875+201%

68▼17Shelton, WAWA10,9211,850+16%

69▲2Five Corners, WAWA21,1941,828+160%

70▲60Ephrata, WAWA8,8341,777+103%

71▼2Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8901,735–

72▼4North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3391,677–

73▼12Port Orchard, WAWA19,8391,661+68%

74▲6Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4301,614−1%

75▼13Edmonds, WAWA42,7481,608−12%

76▲16Toppenish, WAWA8,6351,573−45%

77▼28Kelso, WAWA12,8011,527−35%

78▲18Hoquiam, WAWA8,7101,512−13%

79▼6Eastmont, WAWA23,7211,507–

80▼5Clarkston, WAWA7,1891,492−1%

81▼9Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,8561,491–

82▲20West Richland, WAWA19,2571,490+291%

83▼4Burlington, WAWA11,3561,451+44%

84▲35Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0411,450+198%

85▼7Monroe, WAWA20,0251,445+18%

86▲26Frederickson, WAWA25,3831,439+238%

87▼3Port Townsend, WAWA10,6781,405+20%

88▲11Kenmore, WAWA24,2491,359+27%

89▲33Camas, WAWA27,7491,351+99%

90▲8Maple Valley, WAWA28,4821,349+265%

91▲38Mill Creek, WAWA20,9021,345+231%

92▼2Omak, WAWA5,1851,315+10%

93▲31Silver Firs, WAWA22,3061,313–

94▲62Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,0471,310+303%

95▼19Anacortes, WAWA18,0801,307+16%

96▼14Battle Ground, WAWA23,5131,282+48%

97Silverdale, WAWA20,6851,281+70%

98▲7Fife, WAWA11,0611,227+73%

99▼29Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0171,220−13%

100▲8Mukilteo, WAWA21,2391,207+97%

101▼34Elk Plain, WAWA14,2761,187−3%

102▲13Lynden, WAWA16,8811,177+113%

103▲30Selah, WAWA8,6781,171+79%

104▲21Camano, WAWA17,3031,159+56%

105▲2Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,140−18%

106▼40East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4141,138+20%

107▼14Poulsbo, WAWA12,7491,130+82%

108▼7College Place, WAWA9,9231,117−11%

109▲7Vashon, WAWA9,9341,100+82%

110▲17Colville, WAWA5,1161,095+41%

111▲81Duvall, WAWA9,4401,090+516%

112▼8Covington, WAWA21,4961,063+116%

113▲5Prosser, WAWA6,6541,057+62%

114▼14Sequim, WAWA8,2151,052+74%

115▼38Midland, WAWA9,0501,044−9%

116▲4Mill Creek East, WAWA25,4531,032–

117▼26Birch Bay, WAWA10,8371,020+120%

118▲8West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444986+11%

119▼25Bonney Lake, WAWA22,139984+156%

120▲48Pacific, WAWA7,056972+63%

121▼33Mercer Island, WAWA25,422965+38%

122▼11Enumclaw, WAWA13,172961+5%

123▲31Rochester, WAWA5,834951+574%

124▲17Deer Park, WAWA5,370931+104%

125▲22Clover Creek, WAWA7,345925–

126▼41Union Gap, WAWA6,617908−10%

127▲15Milton, WAWA8,911907+95%

128▼14Ocean Shores, WAWA7,892898+89%

129▼55Country Homes, WAWA6,198877+53%

130▲20Gig Harbor, WAWA12,630868+129%

131▼8Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,691863−5%

132▲30Woodland, WAWA6,611834+103%

133▲7Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,674827+93%

134▲38Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,266814+50%

135▼25Lakeland South, WAWA13,100811+34%

136▲15Blaine, WAWA6,475801+37%

137▼31North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337792–

138▲29Newcastle, WAWA13,128770+394%

139▲30Ridgefield, WAWA16,132757+465%

140▲43Picnic Point, WAWA10,261744–

141▲11Steilacoom, WAWA6,648740+51%

142▲13Cottage Lake, WAWA22,518730+10%

143▼15Manchester, WAWA5,956711+161%

144▼12Snohomish, WAWA10,719684+11%

145▼2Stanwood, WAWA9,421672+43%

146▼1Yelm, WAWA12,043672+103%

147▼8Bothell West, WAWA22,029659–

148▲22Summit, WAWA8,791647+25%

149▼32Minnehaha, WAWA11,482645−26%

150▲16Woods Creek, WAWA6,943645+209%

151▲28Liberty Lake, WAWA14,029635+332%

152▲6Mount Vista, WAWA10,764630+226%

153▲27Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,884613+56%

154▲7Edgewood, WAWA13,548597+55%

155▲22Lake Tapps, WAWA12,798590–

156▼18Waller, WAWA7,683586−23%

157▲32Tracyton, WAWA6,137559+66%

158▲7Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,191535+7%

159▼13Parkwood, WAWA6,873525−20%

160▼57Sumner, WAWA10,871525−28%

161▲15Bothell East, WAWA14,578519–

162▼2Mead, WAWA6,893509–

163▲8Buckley, WAWA5,688501+45%

164▼83Quincy, WAWA8,510496−53%

165▲13Sudden Valley, WAWA6,084462+72%

166▲21DuPont, WAWA9,778461+312%

167▼80Summit View, WAWA8,480451–

168▼19Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,074442−31%

169▼33Tanglewilde, WAWA6,314439–

170▲11Brier, WAWA6,597437+270%

171▲2Maltby, WAWA10,910429+43%

172▼38Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,183418+155%

173▼14Fircrest, WAWA6,959402+17%

174▼39Connell, WAWA5,080400−31%

175▼11East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,582395−33%

176▼13Woodinville, WAWA14,548392−3%

177▲9Sultan, WAWA7,230352+50%

178▼30Bangor Base, WAWA6,112330–

179▼58North Bend, WAWA8,758327+47%

180▲15Maplewood, WAWA5,803325–

181▼6Normandy Park, WAWA6,609324+27%

182▼38Barberton, WAWA8,668323+181%

183▼30Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454304+16%

184▼53Finley, WAWA5,634289−23%

185▼28Artondale, WAWA14,073283+11%

186▲5Suncrest, WAWA5,345265–

187▼13Hobart, WAWA6,552231+64%

188▼51Orting, WAWA8,884214−12%

189▼1Lake Shore, WAWA6,978209−6%

190▼6Felida, WAWA10,841201+4%

191▼9Hockinson, WAWA6,150196+75%

192▼7Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,536194+397%

193▲1Tehaleh, WAWA9,561135–

194▼1Black Diamond, WAWA6,978125+229%

195▲1Snoqualmie, WAWA13,640113−26%

196▼6Wollochet, WAWA6,689100–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES