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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most rent-burdened, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most rent-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87368.8%+22.8 pts
02Whatcom County, WAWA236,39257.3%+5.7 pts
03Whitman County, WAWA48,51255.9%−2.1 pts
04Kittitas County, WAWA48,80353.1%−6.6 pts
05Thurston County, WAWA304,26152.9%+6.3 pts
06Snohomish County, WAWA870,65651.6%+4.7 pts
07Pierce County, WAWA946,28850.8%+2.0 pts
08Island County, WAWA85,65750.2%+9.4 pts
09Kitsap County, WAWA283,37449.9%+2.6 pts
10Skagit County, WAWA132,97549.8%+2.9 pts
11Spokane County, WAWA558,34449.7%+0.6 pts
12Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36149.1%+1.0 pts
13Clark County, WAWA532,11948.5%+0.6 pts
14Clallam County, WAWA78,20248.2%−1.4 pts
15Klickitat County, WAWA24,33146.5%−1.9 pts
16Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88546.5%−6.2 pts
17Lewis County, WAWA88,06245.7%+2.3 pts
18King County, WAWA2,344,93945.2%+0.4 pts
19Benton County, WAWA221,72245.1%+1.9 pts
20Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14444.6%+6.1 pts
21Franklin County, WAWA102,61244.3%+1.8 pts
22Adams County, WAWA21,48841.1%+3.5 pts
23Jefferson County, WAWA33,97040.9%−11.2 pts
24Yakima County, WAWA259,18540.3%−4.8 pts
25Asotin County, WAWA22,54540.3%−0.2 pts
26Mason County, WAWA71,16539.3%+1.6 pts
27Pacific County, WAWA24,35739.1%−5.6 pts
28Douglas County, WAWA46,47338.4%−4.2 pts
29Skamania County, WAWA12,66938.3%+3.9 pts
30Grant County, WAWA105,72737.6%−0.6 pts
31Chelan County, WAWA81,94137.5%−0.8 pts
32San Juan County, WAWA18,57736.6%−5.4 pts
33Garfield County, WAWA2,41636.1%−0.9 pts
34Stevens County, WAWA49,66836.1%−2.0 pts
35Okanogan County, WAWA45,23034.8%−6.9 pts
36Ferry County, WAWA7,51734.3%+0.4 pts
37Columbia County, WAWA4,14133.7%−20.4 pts
38Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45730.9%−19.6 pts
39Lincoln County, WAWA11,98225.7%−7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES