Ranking of Washington Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Washington was 8.18%. Among all Washington counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Whitman County (22.28%), followed by Klickitat County (15.79%), and Okanogan County (14.45%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: King County (6.13%), Snohomish County (6.2%), and Benton County (6.69%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.

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

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

Ranking of Washington Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Whitman County
Klickitat County
Okanogan County
Kittitas County
Grays Harbor County
Ferry County
Jefferson County
Cowlitz County
Whatcom County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Washington Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Whitman County 22.28
2 Klickitat County 15.79
3 Okanogan County 14.45
4 Kittitas County 13.59
5 Grays Harbor County 13.17
6 Ferry County 13.06
7 Jefferson County 12.42
8 Cowlitz County 12.15
9 Whatcom County 12.06
10 Lincoln County 12.02
11 Lewis County 11.81
12 Wahkiakum County 11.73
13 Pacific County 11.66
14 Stevens County 11.65
15 Spokane County 11.21
16 Pend Oreille County 10.73
17 Clallam County 10.50
18 Asotin County 10.46
19 Adams County 10.30
20 Mason County 10.24
21 Yakima County 10.03
22 San Juan County 9.62
23 Skamania County 9.30
24 Grant County 9.16
25 Garfield County 9.14
26 Walla Walla County 8.77
27 Thurston County 8.76
28 Columbia County 8.59
29 Douglas County 8.44
30 Chelan County 8.15
31 Skagit County 7.96
32 Clark County 7.80
33 Island County 7.54
34 Franklin County 7.51
35 Kitsap County 7.28
36 Pierce County 7.00
37 Benton County 6.69
38 Snohomish County 6.20
39 King County 6.13