Ranking of Washington Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Washington was 9.99%. Among all Washington counties, Whitman County had the highest poverty rate (24.68%), followed by Adams County (20.85%), and Okanogan County (20.15%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: Snohomish County (7.32%), Island County (7.64%), and Kitsap County (7.97%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties 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 Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Whitman County | 24.68 |
| 2 | Adams County | 20.85 |
| 3 | Okanogan County | 20.15 |
| 4 | Yakima County | 15.76 |
| 5 | Grays Harbor County | 15.14 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 15.08 |
| 7 | Ferry County | 14.98 |
| 8 | Kittitas County | 14.80 |
| 9 | Klickitat County | 14.72 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 14.17 |
| 11 | Pacific County | 13.71 |
| 12 | Whatcom County | 13.43 |
| 13 | Lewis County | 13.17 |
| 14 | Grant County | 13.03 |
| 15 | Asotin County | 13.00 |
| 16 | Stevens County | 12.89 |
| 17 | Mason County | 12.80 |
| 18 | Cowlitz County | 12.75 |
| 19 | Spokane County | 12.48 |
| 20 | Clallam County | 12.26 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 11.87 |
| 22 | Pend Oreille County | 11.15 |
| 23 | Walla Walla County | 11.07 |
| 24 | Skagit County | 11.05 |
| 25 | San Juan County | 10.90 |
| 26 | Chelan County | 10.70 |
| 27 | Wahkiakum County | 10.60 |
| 28 | Benton County | 10.55 |
| 29 | Thurston County | 9.73 |
| 30 | Douglas County | 9.67 |
| 31 | Skamania County | 9.52 |
| 32 | Columbia County | 9.29 |
| 33 | Garfield County | 9.23 |
| 34 | Clark County | 9.09 |
| 35 | Pierce County | 8.78 |
| 36 | King County | 8.43 |
| 37 | Kitsap County | 7.97 |
| 38 | Island County | 7.64 |
| 39 | Snohomish County | 7.32 |