Lowest poverty rate in Washington
Washington counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Washington by poverty rate — which have the lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Island County leads at 7.0%.
Among cities & places, Addy leads at 0.0%.
Counties
| # | Name | Poverty rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island County | 7.0% | |
| 2 | Snohomish County | 7.9% | |
| 3 | Douglas County | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Skamania County | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Kitsap County | 8.3% | |
| 6 | King County | 8.4% | |
| 7 | Clark County | 8.4% | |
| 8 | Pierce County | 8.9% | |
| 9 | Chelan County | 9.0% | |
| 10 | Columbia County | 9.0% | |
| 11 | Thurston County | 9.7% | |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 10.4% | |
| 13 | San Juan County | 10.5% | |
| 14 | Clallam County | 10.8% | |
| 15 | Garfield County | 10.8% | |
| 16 | Benton County | 11.1% | |
| 17 | Pacific County | 11.6% | |
| 18 | Skagit County | 11.6% | |
| 19 | Walla Walla County | 11.7% | |
| 20 | Spokane County | 12.2% | |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 12.6% | |
| 22 | Mason County | 12.6% | |
| 23 | Whatcom County | 12.7% | |
| 24 | Stevens County | 12.9% | |
| 25 | Lewis County | 13.0% | |
| 26 | Cowlitz County | 13.0% | |
| 27 | Franklin County | 13.0% | |
| 28 | Pend Oreille County | 13.6% | |
| 29 | Klickitat County | 13.7% | |
| 30 | Grays Harbor County | 14.1% | |
| 31 | Kittitas County | 14.3% | |
| 32 | Asotin County | 14.9% | |
| 33 | Grant County | 15.0% | |
| 34 | Yakima County | 15.4% | |
| 35 | Ferry County | 15.6% | |
| 36 | Wahkiakum County | 15.7% | |
| 37 | Okanogan County | 18.5% | |
| 38 | Adams County | 20.5% | |
| 39 | Whitman County | 23.7% |
Cities & places
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