RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most residents in poverty, Washington counties · 1990

Washington counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 7,185.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01King County, WAWA2,344,939119,998–

02Pierce County, WAWA946,28866,876–

03Spokane County, WAWA558,34449,502–

04Yakima County, WAWA259,18538,187–

05Snohomish County, WAWA870,65630,626–

06Clark County, WAWA532,11922,235–

07Kitsap County, WAWA283,37417,798–

08Thurston County, WAWA304,26116,222–

09Whatcom County, WAWA236,39215,717–

10Benton County, WAWA221,72212,505–

11Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88510,940–

12Grant County, WAWA105,72710,747–

13Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14410,502–

14Whitman County, WAWA48,5129,371–

15Skagit County, WAWA132,9759,168–

16Franklin County, WAWA102,6128,617–

17Lewis County, WAWA88,0628,554–

18Chelan County, WAWA81,9417,972–

19Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3617,773–

20Okanogan County, WAWA45,2307,185–

21Clallam County, WAWA78,2027,072–

22Kittitas County, WAWA48,8035,408–

23Stevens County, WAWA49,6685,321–

24Mason County, WAWA71,1655,054–

25Island County, WAWA85,6574,406–

26Asotin County, WAWA22,5453,408–

27Pacific County, WAWA24,3573,240–

28Douglas County, WAWA46,4733,210–

29Klickitat County, WAWA24,3312,822–

30Jefferson County, WAWA33,9702,713–

31Adams County, WAWA21,4882,382–

32Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4571,798–

33Ferry County, WAWA7,5171,494–

34Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821,086–

35Skamania County, WAWA12,669781–

36Columbia County, WAWA4,141779–

37San Juan County, WAWA18,577740–

38Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873347–

39Garfield County, WAWA2,416236–

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