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

Whitman County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 39 counties in 2024, at 22.7%. Island County had the lowest, at 7.7%. The median was 12% and the figure for Washington was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.7Whitman County
Lowest7.7Island County
Median1239 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 19.6 %Asotin County: 14.2 %Benton County: 11 %Chelan County: 8.3 %Clallam County: 10.6 %Clark County: 8 %Columbia County: 9.3 %Cowlitz County: 12.2 %Douglas County: 8.3 %Ferry County: 13.6 %Franklin County: 13.1 %Garfield County: 12 %Grant County: 15.9 %Grays Harbor County: 15.3 %Island County: 7.7 %Jefferson County: 11.1 %King County: 8.6 %Kitsap County: 8.2 %Kittitas County: 14.4 %Klickitat County: 12.9 %Lewis County: 12.2 %Lincoln County: 12.5 %Mason County: 12.3 %Okanogan County: 20.7 %Pacific County: 10.4 %Pend Oreille County: 14.4 %Pierce County: 8.8 %San Juan County: 11.3 %Skagit County: 11.6 %Skamania County: 8.1 %Snohomish County: 8 %Spokane County: 11.7 %Stevens County: 12 %Thurston County: 9.6 %Wahkiakum County: 17.8 %Walla Walla County: 12.1 %Whatcom County: 12.9 %Whitman County: 22.7 %Yakima County: 15.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Whitman County: 22.7 %Whitman County22.7Okanogan County: 20.7 %Okanogan County20.7Adams County: 19.6 %Adams County19.6Wahkiakum County: 17.8 %Wahkiakum County17.8Grant County: 15.9 %Grant County15.9Yakima County: 15.5 %Yakima County15.5Grays Harbor County: 15.3 %Grays Harbor County15.3Kittitas County: 14.4 %Kittitas County14.4Pend Oreille County: 14.4 %Pend Oreille County14.4Asotin County: 14.2 %Asotin County14.2Ferry County: 13.6 %Ferry County13.6Franklin County: 13.1 %Franklin County13.1Klickitat County: 12.9 %Klickitat County12.9Whatcom County: 12.9 %Whatcom County12.9Lincoln County: 12.5 %Lincoln County12.5Mason County: 12.3 %Mason County12.3Lewis County: 12.2 %Lewis County12.2Cowlitz County: 12.2 %Cowlitz County12.2Walla Walla County: 12.1 %Walla Walla County12.1Stevens County: 12 %Stevens County12Garfield County: 12 %Garfield County12Spokane County: 11.7 %Spokane County11.7Skagit County: 11.6 %Skagit County11.6San Juan County: 11.3 %San Juan County11.3Jefferson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County11.1Benton County: 11 %Benton County11Clallam County: 10.6 %Clallam County10.6Pacific County: 10.4 %Pacific County10.4Thurston County: 9.6 %Thurston County9.6Columbia County: 9.3 %Columbia County9.3Pierce County: 8.8 %Pierce County8.8King County: 8.6 %King County8.6Chelan County: 8.3 %Chelan County8.3Douglas County: 8.3 %Douglas County8.3Kitsap County: 8.2 %Kitsap County8.2Skamania County: 8.1 %Skamania County8.1Snohomish County: 8 %Snohomish County8Clark County: 8 %Clark County8Island County: 7.7 %Island County7.7Whitman County: 22.7 %Whitman County22.7Okanogan County: 20.7 %Okanogan County20.7Adams County: 19.6 %Adams County19.6Wahkiakum County: 17.8 %Wahkiakum County17.8Grant County: 15.9 %Grant County15.9Yakima County: 15.5 %Yakima County15.5Grays Harbor County: 15.3 %Grays Harbor County15.3Kittitas County: 14.4 %Kittitas County14.4Pend Oreille County: 14.4 %Pend Oreille County14.4Asotin County: 14.2 %Asotin County14.2Ferry County: 13.6 %Ferry County13.6Franklin County: 13.1 %Franklin County13.1Klickitat County: 12.9 %Klickitat County12.9Whatcom County: 12.9 %Whatcom County12.9Lincoln County: 12.5 %Lincoln County12.5Mason County: 12.3 %Mason County12.3Lewis County: 12.2 %Lewis County12.2Cowlitz County: 12.2 %Cowlitz County12.2Walla Walla County: 12.1 %Walla Walla County12.1Stevens County: 12 %Stevens County12Garfield County: 12 %Garfield County12Spokane County: 11.7 %Spokane County11.7Skagit County: 11.6 %Skagit County11.6San Juan County: 11.3 %San Juan County11.3Jefferson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County11.1Benton County: 11 %Benton County11Clallam County: 10.6 %Clallam County10.6Pacific County: 10.4 %Pacific County10.4Thurston County: 9.6 %Thurston County9.6Columbia County: 9.3 %Columbia County9.3Pierce County: 8.8 %Pierce County8.8King County: 8.6 %King County8.6Chelan County: 8.3 %Chelan County8.3Douglas County: 8.3 %Douglas County8.3Kitsap County: 8.2 %Kitsap County8.2Skamania County: 8.1 %Skamania County8.1Snohomish County: 8 %Snohomish County8Clark County: 8 %Clark County8Island County: 7.7 %Island County7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Whitman County22.7-1 pts
2Okanogan County20.7+2.2 pts
3Adams County19.6-0.9 pts
4Wahkiakum County17.8+2.1 pts
5Grant County15.9+0.9 pts
6Yakima County15.50 pts
7Grays Harbor County15.3+1.2 pts
8Kittitas County14.4+0.1 pts
8Pend Oreille County14.4+0.8 pts
10Asotin County14.2-0.8 pts
11Ferry County13.6-2 pts
12Franklin County13.1+0.1 pts
13Klickitat County12.9-0.8 pts
14Whatcom County12.9+0.2 pts
15Lincoln County12.5+2.1 pts
16Mason County12.3-0.3 pts
17Lewis County12.2-0.8 pts
18Cowlitz County12.2-0.8 pts
19Walla Walla County12.1+0.3 pts
20Stevens County12-0.9 pts
21Garfield County12+1.2 pts
22Spokane County11.7-0.6 pts
23Skagit County11.60 pts
24San Juan County11.3+0.9 pts
25Jefferson County11.1-1.5 pts
26Benton County11-0.1 pts
27Clallam County10.6-0.2 pts
28Pacific County10.4-1.2 pts
29Thurston County9.6-0.1 pts
30Columbia County9.3+0.3 pts
31Pierce County8.8-0.1 pts
32King County8.6+0.2 pts
33Chelan County8.3-0.7 pts
34Douglas County8.3+0.3 pts
35Kitsap County8.2-0.1 pts
36Skamania County8.1-0.2 pts
37Snohomish County8+0.2 pts
38Clark County8-0.4 pts
39Island County7.7+0.7 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 counties 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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Whitman County, with 22.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Island County, with 7.7% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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