RANKING · 2024 ACS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most residents in poverty, Washington counties

Washington counties 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 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01King County, WAWA2,344,939196,528+35%

02Pierce County, WAWA946,28881,925+11%

03Snohomish County, WAWA870,65667,901+63%

04Spokane County, WAWA558,34464,113+25%

05Clark County, WAWA532,11941,274+32%

06Yakima County, WAWA259,18539,758−9%

07Whatcom County, WAWA236,39229,696+25%

08Thurston County, WAWA304,26128,552+56%

09Benton County, WAWA221,72223,389+60%

10Kitsap County, WAWA283,37422,762+12%

11Grant County, WAWA105,72716,133+24%

12Skagit County, WAWA132,97515,253+33%

13Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88513,705+6%

14Franklin County, WAWA102,61212,982+37%

15Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14411,800+9%

16Whitman County, WAWA48,51210,652+2%

17Lewis County, WAWA88,06210,406+8%

18Okanogan County, WAWA45,2309,007+7%

19Mason County, WAWA71,1658,335+39%

20Clallam County, WAWA78,2028,232+2%

21Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3617,496−10%

22Kittitas County, WAWA48,8036,783+4%

23Island County, WAWA85,6576,684+33%

24Chelan County, WAWA81,9416,630−20%

25Stevens County, WAWA49,6685,787−9%

26Adams County, WAWA21,4884,066+36%

27Jefferson County, WAWA33,9703,725+27%

28Douglas County, WAWA46,4733,666−22%

29Asotin County, WAWA22,5453,181+0%

30Klickitat County, WAWA24,3313,027−7%

31Pacific County, WAWA24,3572,483−18%

32San Juan County, WAWA18,5772,096+61%

33Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4572,020−5%

34Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821,431+12%

35Ferry County, WAWA7,5171,004−27%

36Skamania County, WAWA12,6691,001−23%

37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873830+169%

38Columbia County, WAWA4,141374−27%

39Garfield County, WAWA2,416282−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES