# Counties in Washington by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/washington-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ferry County | 24.6 |
| 2 | Pend Oreille County | 23 |
| 3 | Grant County | 22.4 |
| 3 | Okanogan County | 22.4 |
| 5 | Yakima County | 20.7 |
| 6 | Adams County | 20 |
| 7 | Grays Harbor County | 19.1 |
| 7 | Stevens County | 19.1 |
| 9 | Columbia County | 18.8 |
| 10 | Mason County | 18.1 |
| 11 | Asotin County | 18 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 17.8 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 17.4 |
| 14 | Klickitat County | 17.1 |
| 14 | Pacific County | 17.1 |
| 16 | Wahkiakum County | 17 |
| 17 | Garfield County | 16.7 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 15.7 |
| 19 | Walla Walla County | 14.6 |
| 20 | Skamania County | 14.2 |
| 21 | Clallam County | 14.1 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 13.7 |
| 23 | Whitman County | 13.5 |
| 24 | Lewis County | 13.4 |
| 25 | Cowlitz County | 13 |
| 26 | Benton County | 12.4 |
| 26 | Skagit County | 12.4 |
| 28 | Kittitas County | 12.1 |
| 29 | Chelan County | 11.6 |
| 29 | Pierce County | 11.6 |
| 31 | San Juan County | 11.5 |
| 32 | Spokane County | 10.3 |
| 33 | Island County | 10 |
| 34 | King County | 9.6 |
| 35 | Snohomish County | 9.4 |
| 36 | Kitsap County | 9.3 |
| 37 | Thurston County | 9 |
| 37 | Whatcom County | 9 |
| 39 | Clark County | 8.9 |