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