# Counties in Washington by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/washington-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/washington-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Whitman County | 23 |
| 2 | Okanogan County | 21.7 |
| 3 | Grant County | 16.8 |
| 4 | Yakima County | 16.7 |
| 5 | Ferry County | 16.3 |
| 6 | Grays Harbor County | 15.9 |
| 7 | Pend Oreille County | 15.1 |
| 8 | Adams County | 14.4 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 14 |
| 10 | Stevens County | 13.6 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 13.2 |
| 12 | Walla Walla County | 13 |
| 13 | Garfield County | 12.9 |
| 13 | Kittitas County | 12.9 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 12.4 |
| 16 | Asotin County | 12.3 |
| 17 | Klickitat County | 12.2 |
| 17 | Mason County | 12.2 |
| 19 | Pacific County | 11.7 |
| 20 | Wahkiakum County | 11.5 |
| 21 | Whatcom County | 11.4 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 10.9 |
| 23 | Spokane County | 10.8 |
| 24 | Benton County | 10.6 |
| 24 | Clallam County | 10.6 |
| 24 | Cowlitz County | 10.6 |
| 24 | Lewis County | 10.6 |
| 24 | San Juan County | 10.6 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 10.5 |
| 30 | Skamania County | 10.3 |
| 31 | Chelan County | 10.2 |
| 32 | Skagit County | 9.8 |
| 33 | Pierce County | 9.4 |
| 34 | King County | 8.8 |
| 35 | Island County | 8.6 |
| 35 | Snohomish County | 8.6 |
| 37 | Thurston County | 8.5 |
| 38 | Clark County | 7.8 |
| 38 | Kitsap County | 7.8 |