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. The median across all 39 is 8,232.

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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%

03▲1Snohomish County, WAWA870,65667,901+63%

04▼1Spokane 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%

09▲1Benton County, WAWA221,72223,389+60%

10▼1Kitsap County, WAWA283,37422,762+12%

11▲1Grant County, WAWA105,72716,133+24%

12▲1Skagit County, WAWA132,97515,253+33%

13▼2Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88513,705+6%

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

15▲1Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14411,800+9%

16▼1Whitman County, WAWA48,51210,652+2%

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

18▲1Okanogan County, WAWA45,2309,007+7%

19▲1Mason County, WAWA71,1658,335+39%

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

21▲2Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3617,496−10%

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

23▲1Island County, WAWA85,6576,684+33%

24▼3Chelan County, WAWA81,9416,630−20%

25Stevens County, WAWA49,6685,787−9%

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

27▲1Jefferson County, WAWA33,9703,725+27%

28▼1Douglas County, WAWA46,4733,666−22%

29▲2Asotin County, WAWA22,5453,1810%

30▼1Klickitat County, WAWA24,3313,027−7%

31▼1Pacific County, WAWA24,3572,483−18%

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

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

34▲1Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821,431+12%

35▲1Ferry County, WAWA7,5171,004−27%

36▼2Skamania 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES