Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 9, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Washington was 9.99%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cheney city had the highest poverty rate (34.23%), followed by Pullman city (33.64%), and Aberdeen city (25.17%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Snoqualmie city (0.2%), Felida CDP (1.43%), and Lake Tapps CDP (2.23%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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 Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Cheney city | 34.23 |
| 2 | Pullman city | 33.64 |
| 3 | Aberdeen city | 25.17 |
| 4 | Shelton city | 24.53 |
| 5 | Ellensburg city | 22.74 |
| 6 | Centralia city | 22.08 |
| 7 | Kelso city | 21.06 |
| 8 | Bellingham city | 19.70 |
| 9 | Sunnyside city | 18.56 |
| 10 | Airway Heights city | 17.94 |
| 11 | Yakima city | 17.62 |
| 12 | Mount Vernon city | 16.50 |
| 13 | White Center CDP | 16.36 |
| 14 | Fort Lewis CDP | 15.93 |
| 15 | Spokane city | 15.64 |
| 16 | Lynnwood city | 15.62 |
| 17 | Pasco city | 15.43 |
| 18 | Port Townsend city | 14.91 |
| 19 | Bremerton city | 14.60 |
| 20 | Grandview city | 14.25 |
| 21 | Kennewick city | 14.05 |
| 22 | Olympia city | 13.99 |
| 23 | Washougal city | 13.98 |
| 24 | Longview city | 13.71 |
| 25 | Lakewood city | 13.63 |
| 26 | Walla Walla city | 13.49 |
| 27 | Wenatchee city | 13.27 |
| 28 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP | 13.16 |
| 29 | Fife city | 12.80 |
| 30 | Vancouver city | 12.71 |
| 31 | Orchards CDP | 12.70 |
| 32 | Sedro-Woolley city | 12.66 |
| 33 | Tacoma city | 12.49 |
| 34 | Parkland CDP | 12.46 |
| 35 | Tukwila city | 12.40 |
| 36 | Lake Stickney CDP | 12.33 |
| 37 | Burien city | 11.68 |
| 38 | Port Angeles city | 11.53 |
| 39 | Des Moines city | 11.33 |
| 39 | Kent city | 11.33 |
| 40 | Federal Way city | 11.30 |
| 41 | Ferndale city | 11.28 |
| 42 | Birch Bay CDP | 10.96 |
| 42 | Everett city | 10.96 |
| 43 | East Wenatchee city | 10.91 |
| 44 | Poulsbo city | 10.85 |
| 45 | Spanaway CDP | 10.81 |
| 46 | SeaTac city | 10.71 |
| 47 | Spokane Valley city | 10.65 |
| 48 | Moses Lake city | 10.20 |
| 49 | Port Orchard city | 10.16 |
| 50 | Seattle city | 10.03 |
| 51 | Hazel Dell CDP | 9.87 |
| 52 | Auburn city | 9.58 |
| 53 | Lacey city | 9.56 |
| 54 | Lakeland North CDP | 9.23 |
| 55 | Fairwood CDP (King County) | 9.13 |
| 56 | Vashon CDP | 9.04 |
| 57 | Elk Plain CDP | 8.81 |
| 58 | Salmon Creek CDP | 8.70 |
| 59 | Oak Harbor city | 8.60 |
| 60 | Tumwater city | 8.48 |
| 61 | Martha Lake CDP | 8.43 |
| 62 | Shoreline city | 8.36 |
| 63 | Anacortes city | 8.33 |
| 64 | North Lynnwood CDP | 8.14 |
| 65 | Richland city | 8.11 |
| 66 | Renton city | 7.90 |
| 67 | Enumclaw city | 7.70 |
| 68 | Monroe city | 7.63 |
| 69 | University Place city | 7.57 |
| 70 | Five Corners CDP | 7.55 |
| 71 | Issaquah city | 7.42 |
| 72 | Silverdale CDP | 7.37 |
| 73 | Snohomish city | 7.24 |
| 74 | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | 6.96 |
| 75 | Bellevue city | 6.95 |
| 75 | Graham CDP | 6.95 |
| 76 | Lynden city | 6.88 |
| 77 | Arlington city | 6.86 |
| 78 | Kirkland city | 6.81 |
| 79 | Minnehaha CDP | 6.73 |
| 80 | Puyallup city | 6.63 |
| 81 | Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP | 6.58 |
| 82 | Silver Firs CDP | 6.53 |
| 83 | Sumner city | 6.48 |
| 84 | Battle Ground city | 6.44 |
| 85 | Eastmont CDP | 6.42 |
| 86 | Mountlake Terrace city | 6.39 |
| 87 | Marysville city | 6.08 |
| 88 | Kenmore city | 6.07 |
| 89 | Redmond city | 6.00 |
| 90 | Yelm city | 5.97 |
| 91 | Camano CDP | 5.84 |
| 92 | West Richland city | 5.79 |
| 93 | South Hill CDP | 5.73 |
| 94 | Mukilteo city | 5.63 |
| 95 | Lake Stevens city | 5.36 |
| 96 | Bonney Lake city | 5.08 |
| 97 | Frederickson CDP | 5.02 |
| 98 | Mercer Island city | 4.94 |
| 99 | Lakeland South CDP | 4.86 |
| 100 | Covington city | 4.83 |
| 101 | Gig Harbor city | 4.72 |
| 102 | Maple Valley city | 4.59 |
| 103 | Bothell city | 4.49 |
| 104 | Edmonds city | 4.43 |
| 105 | Camas city | 3.83 |
| 106 | Edgewood city | 3.81 |
| 107 | Mill Creek East CDP | 3.71 |
| 108 | Mill Creek city | 3.69 |
| 109 | Maltby CDP | 3.66 |
| 110 | Bothell West CDP | 3.60 |
| 111 | Liberty Lake city | 3.59 |
| 112 | East Renton Highlands CDP | 3.58 |
| 113 | Newcastle city | 3.55 |
| 114 | Lake Forest Park city | 3.28 |
| 115 | Woodinville city | 3.15 |
| 116 | Ridgefield city | 3.14 |
| 117 | Alderwood Manor CDP | 3.08 |
| 117 | Sammamish city | 3.08 |
| 118 | Prairie Ridge CDP | 2.97 |
| 119 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP | 2.83 |
| 120 | Bainbridge Island city | 2.63 |
| 121 | Artondale CDP | 2.61 |
| 122 | Bothell East CDP | 2.50 |
| 122 | Cottage Lake CDP | 2.50 |
| 123 | Lake Tapps CDP | 2.23 |
| 124 | Felida CDP | 1.43 |
| 125 | Snoqualmie city | 0.20 |