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Cities in Washington by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Cheney, WA had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 91 cities in 2024, at 31.3%. Snoqualmie, WA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 9.3% and the figure for Washington was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.3Cheney, WA
Lowest0.8Snoqualmie, WA
Median9.391 cities
Washington9.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Cheney, WA: 31.3 %Cheney, WA31.3Pullman, WA: 30.4 %Pullman, WA30.4Aberdeen, WA: 23.8 %Aberdeen, WA23.8Ellensburg, WA: 22.4 %Ellensburg, WA22.4Centralia, WA: 19.6 %Centralia, WA19.6Airway Heights, WA: 19.5 %Airway Heights, WA19.5Bellingham, WA: 18.6 %Bellingham, WA18.6Sunnyside, WA: 18.5 %Sunnyside, WA18.5Grandview, WA: 17.9 %Grandview, WA17.9Shelton, WA: 17.4 %Shelton, WA17.4Yakima, WA: 16.6 %Yakima, WA16.6Mount Vernon, WA: 16.1 %Mount Vernon, WA16.1Longview, WA: 16.1 %Longview, WA16.1Moses Lake, WA: 15.8 %Moses Lake, WA15.8Sedro-Woolley, WA: 15.8 %Sedro-Woolley, WA15.8Burlington, WA: 14.5 %Burlington, WA14.5Kennewick, WA: 14.3 %Kennewick, WA14.3Walla Walla, WA: 14.3 %Walla Walla, WA14.3Lynnwood, WA: 14.2 %Lynnwood, WA14.2Olympia, WA: 14 %Olympia, WA14Bremerton, WA: 13.8 %Bremerton, WA13.8Spokane, WA: 13.8 %Spokane, WA13.8Port Townsend, WA: 13.5 %Port Townsend, WA13.5Lakewood, WA: 13.2 %Lakewood, WA13.2Tukwila, WA: 13.1 %Tukwila, WA13.1Federal Way, WA: 13 %Federal Way, WA13Spokane Valley, WA: 12.9 %Spokane Valley, WA12.9Everett, WA: 12.9 %Everett, WA12.9Burien, WA: 12.9 %Burien, WA12.9Ferndale, WA: 12.8 %Ferndale, WA12.8Arlington, WA: 12.7 %Arlington, WA12.7Pasco, WA: 12.6 %Pasco, WA12.6Tacoma, WA: 12.4 %Tacoma, WA12.4Des Moines, WA: 12.1 %Des Moines, WA12.1Kelso, WA: 12 %Kelso, WA12Lacey, WA: 11.6 %Lacey, WA11.6Port Angeles, WA: 11.5 %Port Angeles, WA11.5Washougal, WA: 11.2 %Washougal, WA11.2Fife, WA: 11.2 %Fife, WA11.2Kent, WA: 10.8 %Kent, WA10.8Cheney, WA: 31.3 %Cheney, WA31.3Pullman, WA: 30.4 %Pullman, WA30.4Aberdeen, WA: 23.8 %Aberdeen, WA23.8Ellensburg, WA: 22.4 %Ellensburg, WA22.4Centralia, WA: 19.6 %Centralia, WA19.6Airway Heights, WA: 19.5 %Airway Heights, WA19.5Bellingham, WA: 18.6 %Bellingham, WA18.6Sunnyside, WA: 18.5 %Sunnyside, WA18.5Grandview, WA: 17.9 %Grandview, WA17.9Shelton, WA: 17.4 %Shelton, WA17.4Yakima, WA: 16.6 %Yakima, WA16.6Mount Vernon, WA: 16.1 %Mount Vernon, WA16.1Longview, WA: 16.1 %Longview, WA16.1Moses Lake, WA: 15.8 %Moses Lake, WA15.8Sedro-Woolley, WA: 15.8 %Sedro-Woolley, WA15.8Burlington, WA: 14.5 %Burlington, WA14.5Kennewick, WA: 14.3 %Kennewick, WA14.3Walla Walla, WA: 14.3 %Walla Walla, WA14.3Lynnwood, WA: 14.2 %Lynnwood, WA14.2Olympia, WA: 14 %Olympia, WA14Bremerton, WA: 13.8 %Bremerton, WA13.8Spokane, WA: 13.8 %Spokane, WA13.8Port Townsend, WA: 13.5 %Port Townsend, WA13.5Lakewood, WA: 13.2 %Lakewood, WA13.2Tukwila, WA: 13.1 %Tukwila, WA13.1Federal Way, WA: 13 %Federal Way, WA13Spokane Valley, WA: 12.9 %Spokane Valley, WA12.9Everett, WA: 12.9 %Everett, WA12.9Burien, WA: 12.9 %Burien, WA12.9Ferndale, WA: 12.8 %Ferndale, WA12.8Arlington, WA: 12.7 %Arlington, WA12.7Pasco, WA: 12.6 %Pasco, WA12.6Tacoma, WA: 12.4 %Tacoma, WA12.4Des Moines, WA: 12.1 %Des Moines, WA12.1Kelso, WA: 12 %Kelso, WA12Lacey, WA: 11.6 %Lacey, WA11.6Port Angeles, WA: 11.5 %Port Angeles, WA11.5Washougal, WA: 11.2 %Washougal, WA11.2Fife, WA: 11.2 %Fife, WA11.2Kent, WA: 10.8 %Kent, WA10.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cheney, WA31.3-3.3 pts
2Pullman, WA30.4-1.7 pts
3Aberdeen, WA23.8+1.6 pts
4Ellensburg, WA22.4+1.4 pts
5Centralia, WA19.6-0.3 pts
6Airway Heights, WA19.5-2.4 pts
7Bellingham, WA18.6+0.3 pts
8Sunnyside, WA18.5+1.1 pts
9Grandview, WA17.9-1.1 pts
10Shelton, WA17.4-5.9 pts
11Yakima, WA16.6-0.4 pts
12Mount Vernon, WA16.1-0.7 pts
13Longview, WA16.1+0.9 pts
14Moses Lake, WA15.8+0.4 pts
15Sedro-Woolley, WA15.8+1.1 pts
16Burlington, WA14.5+3 pts
17Kennewick, WA14.3+0.4 pts
18Walla Walla, WA14.3-0.1 pts
19Lynnwood, WA14.2-0 pts
20Olympia, WA14-0.8 pts
21Bremerton, WA13.8+0.3 pts
22Spokane, WA13.8-0.8 pts
23Port Townsend, WA13.5-0.8 pts
24Lakewood, WA13.2-0.4 pts
25Tukwila, WA13.1+0.7 pts
26Federal Way, WA13+0.4 pts
27Spokane Valley, WA12.90 pts
28Everett, WA12.9+0.8 pts
29Burien, WA12.9+2.5 pts
30Ferndale, WA12.8+2.3 pts
31Arlington, WA12.7+1.7 pts
32Pasco, WA12.6-0 pts
33Tacoma, WA12.4+0.4 pts
34Des Moines, WA12.1+1.4 pts
35Kelso, WA12-7.4 pts
36Lacey, WA11.6+0.6 pts
37Port Angeles, WA11.5+0.6 pts
38Washougal, WA11.2-1.4 pts
39Fife, WA11.2-0.3 pts
40Kent, WA10.8+0.2 pts
41Wenatchee, WA10.4-1.3 pts
42Vancouver, WA10.2-0.9 pts
43Seattle, WA9.90 pts
44Port Orchard, WA9.7-4.1 pts
45SeaTac, WA9.3-1.1 pts
46Poulsbo, WA9.3-0.2 pts
47Richland, WA9-0.3 pts
48Auburn, WA8.9+1.3 pts
49Shoreline, WA8.8+0.4 pts
50West Richland, WA8.5+1.3 pts
51Oak Harbor, WA8.3-0.1 pts
52University Place, WA8.2-0.4 pts
53Renton, WA8.1+0.4 pts
54Marysville, WA8.1+0.6 pts
55East Wenatchee, WA8+0.9 pts
56Enumclaw, WA7.5-0.7 pts
57Monroe, WA7.3+0.3 pts
58Anacortes, WA7.3-0.6 pts
59Lynden, WA7.3-1.5 pts
60Bellevue, WA7.2-0 pts
61Tumwater, WA7-0.8 pts
62Puyallup, WA7-0.5 pts
63Gig Harbor, WA7+1.2 pts
64Mountlake Terrace, WA7-1 pts
65Snohomish, WA6.7-1.7 pts
66Mill Creek, WA6.4+1.5 pts
67Kirkland, WA6.1+0.1 pts
68Yelm, WA6.1+0.6 pts
69Newcastle, WA5.9+2.8 pts
70Battle Ground, WA5.9-0.9 pts
71Kenmore, WA5.7-0.3 pts
72Mukilteo, WA5.7-0.1 pts
73Ridgefield, WA5.7-0.3 pts
74Redmond, WA5.6-0.1 pts
75Lake Stevens, WA5.2+0.2 pts
76Issaquah, WA5.2-0.7 pts
77Covington, WA5+0.3 pts
78Camas, WA5-0.1 pts
79Liberty Lake, WA5-0.2 pts
80Sumner, WA4.9-2.2 pts
81Bothell, WA4.8-1 pts
81Maple Valley, WA4.8-0.4 pts
83Edgewood, WA4.6-0.1 pts
84Bonney Lake, WA4.5-0.4 pts
85Sammamish, WA4.3-0.1 pts
86Lake Forest Park, WA4+0.4 pts
87Mercer Island, WA3.8-0.8 pts
88Edmonds, WA3.8+0.3 pts
89Bainbridge Island, WA3.5+0.8 pts
90Woodinville, WA2.90 pts
91Snoqualmie, WA0.8+0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/washington-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cheney, WA, with 31.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Snoqualmie, WA, with 0.8% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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