Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Washington with household income of less than $40k was 22.61%. Among all Washington counties, Whitman County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (47.81%), followed by Ferry County (44.85%), and Okanogan County (39.45%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Snohomish County (17.57%), King County (17.69%), and Kitsap County (19.70%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.
You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitman County | 47.81 |
| 2 | Ferry County | 44.85 |
| 3 | Okanogan County | 39.45 |
| 4 | Wahkiakum County | 39.24 |
| 5 | Garfield County | 37.35 |
| 6 | Pacific County | 36.14 |
| 7 | Grays Harbor County | 35.75 |
| 8 | Adams County | 35.45 |
| 9 | Stevens County | 35.28 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 34.58 |
| 11 | Klickitat County | 34.37 |
| 12 | Clallam County | 33.78 |
| 13 | Asotin County | 33.67 |
| 14 | Lewis County | 32.70 |
| 15 | Pend Oreille County | 32.37 |
| 16 | Yakima County | 32.14 |
| 17 | Kittitas County | 31.85 |
| 18 | Cowlitz County | 31.31 |
| 19 | Grant County | 31.28 |
| 20 | Chelan County | 30.39 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 30.07 |
| 22 | Spokane County | 30.04 |
| 23 | Walla Walla County | 29.65 |
| 24 | San Juan County | 29.57 |
| 25 | Mason County | 29.21 |
| 26 | Whatcom County | 27.92 |
| 27 | Columbia County | 27.80 |
| 28 | Skamania County | 26.89 |
| 29 | Franklin County | 25.32 |
| 30 | Skagit County | 24.31 |
| 31 | Benton County | 24.08 |
| 32 | Douglas County | 23.77 |
| 33 | Island County | 22.88 |
| 34 | Thurston County | 21.71 |
| 35 | Clark County | 20.69 |
| 36 | Pierce County | 20.40 |
| 37 | Kitsap County | 19.70 |
| 38 | King County | 17.69 |
| 39 | Snohomish County | 17.57 |