Ranking of Washington Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial 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 White Alone racial group in Washington was 8.71%. Among all Washington counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Whitman County (22.24%), followed by Okanogan County (15.69%), and Adams County (14.92%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Snohomish County (6.28%), King County (6.46%), and Kitsap County (7.37%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties where the White Alone racial 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 White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Whitman County
Okanogan County
Adams County
Klickitat County
Grays Harbor County
Kittitas County
Yakima County
Jefferson County
Ferry County
Whatcom County
Ranking of Washington Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Whitman County 22.24
2 Okanogan County 15.69
3 Adams County 14.92
4 Klickitat County 14.82
5 Grays Harbor County 14.72
6 Kittitas County 13.74
7 Yakima County 13.56
8 Jefferson County 13.00
9 Ferry County 12.98
10 Whatcom County 12.58
11 Cowlitz County 12.40
12 Lewis County 12.07
13 Lincoln County 11.93
14 Pacific County 11.81
15 Stevens County 11.77
16 Asotin County 11.66
17 Franklin County 11.49
18 Spokane County 11.41
19 Grant County 11.25
20 Wahkiakum County 11.20
21 Clallam County 11.18
22 Mason County 10.72
23 Pend Oreille County 10.67
24 San Juan County 9.94
25 Walla Walla County 9.17
26 Thurston County 9.01
27 Garfield County 8.98
28 Skamania County 8.96
29 Skagit County 8.90
30 Chelan County 8.84
31 Columbia County 8.38
32 Douglas County 8.28
33 Clark County 8.24
34 Benton County 8.23
35 Island County 7.62
36 Pierce County 7.46
37 Kitsap County 7.37
38 King County 6.46
39 Snohomish County 6.28