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Child Poverty in
Washington

Washington's child poverty rate is 12.1% across 39 counties, meaning 196K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

12.1%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

196K

Children in poverty

10.3%

All-ages poverty

$94,553

Median income

Washington by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Washington. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Washington at a glance

Children in poverty

196K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

12.1%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

11.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

10.3%

Entire population

Concentration

1.17×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$94,553

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 39 counties in Washington.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Ferry County 29.1%
  2. 2 Okanogan County 22.3%
  3. 3 Pend Oreille County 21.7%
  4. 4 Yakima County 21.1%
  5. 5 Adams County 20.3%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Clark County 8.4%
  2. 2 Kitsap County 9.7%
  3. 3 Snohomish County 10.3%
  4. 4 Thurston County 10.3%
  5. 5 Island County 10.4%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 King County 45K
  2. 2 Pierce County 24K
  3. 3 Snohomish County 19K
  4. 4 Yakima County 15K
  5. 5 Spokane County 15K

Every county in Washington

All 39 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adams County 20.3% 19.4% 15.1% 1.34× 1,438 $67,056
Asotin County 18.5% 16.9% 14.9% 1.24× 790 $64,789
Benton County 12.9% 12.2% 11.2% 1.15× 7,063 $83,040
Chelan County 13.0% 12.6% 10.2% 1.27× 2,274 $74,848
Clallam County 16.3% 15.0% 11.9% 1.37× 1,953 $67,071
Clark County 8.4% 8.1% 7.5% 1.12× 9,497 $97,240
Columbia County 18.6% 17.6% 13.6% 1.37× 132 $66,267
Cowlitz County 16.7% 15.2% 13.2% 1.27× 4,098 $71,996
Douglas County 15.4% 14.3% 11.8% 1.31× 1,620 $69,808
Ferry County 29.1% 28.4% 17.2% 1.69× 362 $57,090
Franklin County 15.1% 15.0% 12.8% 1.18× 4,465 $82,542
Garfield County 17.6% 16.3% 14.1% 1.25× 87 $63,313
Grant County 18.0% 16.7% 15.2% 1.18× 5,035 $71,374
Grays Harbor County 19.1% 17.2% 15.1% 1.26× 2,830 $65,758
Island County 10.4% 9.4% 8.6% 1.21× 1,502 $88,451
Jefferson County 16.6% 16.5% 11.0% 1.51× 600 $77,856
King County 10.4% 9.8% 8.8% 1.18× 44,537 $120,672
Kitsap County 9.7% 8.4% 8.7% 1.11× 5,066 $98,894
Kittitas County 12.6% 12.3% 15.2% 0.83× 975 $66,374
Klickitat County 17.0% 16.6% 11.9% 1.43× 707 $69,596
Lewis County 16.9% 14.7% 13.7% 1.23× 3,052 $67,877
Lincoln County 14.2% 13.3% 10.7% 1.33× 349 $71,908
Mason County 17.6% 16.1% 12.0% 1.47× 2,249 $75,138
Okanogan County 22.3% 20.9% 16.7% 1.34× 2,076 $58,085
Pacific County 18.0% 17.5% 13.1% 1.37× 615 $61,773
Pend Oreille County 21.7% 20.5% 14.4% 1.51× 604 $63,611
Pierce County 11.4% 9.8% 9.9% 1.15× 23,646 $97,493
San Juan County 13.5% 13.1% 9.4% 1.44× 303 $86,442
Skagit County 12.5% 11.7% 9.7% 1.29× 3,291 $90,432
Skamania County 15.5% 14.0% 11.0% 1.41× 320 $85,131
Snohomish County 10.3% 9.4% 8.8% 1.17× 18,569 $106,067
Spokane County 12.6% 11.0% 12.5% 1.01× 14,528 $73,380
Stevens County 17.5% 16.8% 11.9% 1.47× 1,736 $67,525
Thurston County 10.3% 8.9% 9.9% 1.04× 6,175 $92,357
Wahkiakum County 19.7% 18.2% 11.3% 1.74× 149 $69,726
Walla Walla County 16.8% 16.5% 14.9% 1.13× 2,069 $71,348
Whatcom County 12.3% 11.1% 12.9% 0.95× 5,058 $75,920
Whitman County 15.1% 12.3% 24.8% 0.61× 1,123 $59,044
Yakima County 21.1% 19.8% 16.1% 1.31× 15,200 $67,112

Help for families in Washington

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Washington SNAP benefits

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