Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Washington was 17.47%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Liberty Lake city (100%), followed by Sunnyside city (100%), and Vashon CDP (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Aberdeen city (0%), Arlington city (0%), and Camano CDP (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Washington.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

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Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Sunnyside city

Vashon CDP

Cheney city

Centralia city

Martha Lake CDP

Walla Walla city

Pullman city

Ellensburg city

Sumner city

Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Liberty Lake city	100.00
1	Sunnyside city	100.00
1	Vashon CDP	100.00
2	Cheney city	54.87
3	Centralia city	51.56
4	Martha Lake CDP	48.63
5	Walla Walla city	47.71
6	Pullman city	47.49
7	Ellensburg city	46.04
8	Sumner city	44.57
9	Bothell East CDP	41.51
10	Port Angeles city	38.33
11	Gig Harbor city	36.59
12	Mercer Island city	33.91
13	Tumwater city	32.74
14	Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP	32.01
15	Salmon Creek CDP	30.62
16	Kirkland city	29.49
17	Bainbridge Island city	28.57
18	Pasco city	28.48
19	Des Moines city	27.05
20	Kennewick city	26.90
21	Shelton city	26.47
22	Tukwila city	26.21
23	Fairwood CDP (King County)	26.14
24	Elk Plain CDP	24.41
25	Seattle city	24.33
26	Mount Vernon city	24.24
27	Port Townsend city	23.97
28	Eastmont CDP	22.24
29	Vancouver city	22.11
30	Puyallup city	21.93
31	Fife city	21.88
32	Lynnwood city	21.65
33	Spokane city	21.25
34	Sammamish city	21.17
35	Bremerton city	20.98
36	Lynden city	20.83
37	Bellingham city	20.41
38	Longview city	20.33
39	Tacoma city	19.79
40	Olympia city	19.60
41	West Richland city	19.54
42	Burien city	19.29
43	Kent city	19.10
44	Wenatchee city	17.90
45	Yakima city	17.75
46	White Center CDP	17.70
47	Lakewood city	17.38
48	Lake Tapps CDP	16.98
49	Orchards CDP	16.61
50	Bellevue city	16.23
51	Federal Way city	15.53
51	Parkland CDP	15.53
52	Spokane Valley city	15.06
53	Shoreline city	14.97
54	Covington city	14.94
55	Renton city	14.60
56	SeaTac city	14.20
57	University Place city	13.85
58	Kelso city	13.73
59	Bothell city	13.70
60	Sedro-Woolley city	11.72
61	Lake Forest Park city	11.34
62	Airway Heights city	11.16
63	Auburn city	11.12
64	Mill Creek East CDP	10.72
65	Richland city	10.30
66	Redmond city	10.09
67	North Lynnwood CDP	9.89
68	Edmonds city	9.63
69	Fort Lewis CDP	9.46
70	Five Corners CDP	9.44
71	Anacortes city	8.99
72	Lakeland North CDP	8.98
73	Oak Harbor city	8.91
74	Spanaway CDP	8.56
75	Kenmore city	8.18
76	Silver Firs CDP	8.16
77	Woodinville city	8.00
78	Frederickson CDP	7.62
79	Camas city	7.58
80	Everett city	7.50
81	South Hill CDP	7.19
82	Marysville city	7.05
83	Mountlake Terrace city	6.43
84	Newcastle city	5.76
85	Mill Creek city	5.66
86	Lake Stevens city	4.75
87	Bonney Lake city	3.90
88	Port Orchard city	3.54
89	Graham CDP	3.46
90	Issaquah city	3.03
91	Monroe city	2.58
92	Alderwood Manor CDP	2.51
93	Moses Lake city	2.28
94	Artondale CDP	2.27
94	Lacey city	2.27
95	Cottage Lake CDP	2.22
96	Hazel Dell CDP	2.11
97	East Wenatchee city	1.84
98	Lakeland South CDP	1.78
99	Bothell West CDP	1.58
100	Washougal city	1.35
101	Lake Stickney CDP	0.13
102	Aberdeen city	0.00
102	Arlington city	0.00
102	Camano CDP	0.00
102	East Renton Highlands CDP	0.00
102	Edgewood city	0.00
102	Enumclaw city	0.00
102	Fairwood CDP (Spokane County)	0.00
102	Felida CDP	0.00
102	Ferndale city	0.00
102	Grandview city	0.00
102	Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP	0.00
102	Maltby CDP	0.00
102	Maple Valley city	0.00
102	Minnehaha CDP	0.00
102	Mukilteo city	0.00
102	Poulsbo city	0.00
102	Prairie Ridge CDP	0.00
102	Ridgefield city	0.00
102	Silverdale CDP	0.00
102	Snohomish city	0.00
102	Snoqualmie city	0.00
102	Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP	0.00
102	Yelm city	0.00