PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
Washington
Washington had an overall SNAP participation rate of 11.4% across 39 counties, with a coverage gap of 63.2% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
11.4%
SNAP participation
63.2%
Poverty coverage gap
344K
SNAP households
$94,952
Median income
Washington by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Washington. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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Washington at a glance
SNAP households
344K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
11.4%
All households
Poverty coverage
36.8%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
38.9%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
51.5%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
63.2%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 39 counties in Washington.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Wahkiakum 84.5%
- 2 Whitman 82.8%
- 3 San Juan 80.3%
- 4 Kittitas 72.6%
- 5 Island 70.1%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Columbia 67.7%
- 2 Cowlitz 57.1%
- 3 Yakima 56.9%
- 4 Pend Oreille 54.6%
- 5 Spokane 51.9%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Yakima 21.7%
- 2 Franklin 19.5%
- 3 Asotin 18.6%
- 4 Cowlitz 18.6%
- 5 Grays Harbor 18.6%
Every county in Washington
All 39 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 17.6% | 51.8% | 48.1% | 14.7% | 36.8% | 46.9% | $65,042 |
| Asotin | 18.6% | 46.5% | 53.5% | 48.7% | 62.2% | 65.3% | $69,107 |
| Benton | 14.4% | 51.5% | 48.5% | 28.6% | 50.3% | 63.4% | $87,316 |
| Chelan | 11.4% | 37.5% | 62.5% | 45.1% | 48.1% | 71.5% | $78,306 |
| Clallam | 12.8% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 39.6% | 59.2% | 55.8% | $67,999 |
| Clark | 12.1% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 37.7% | 47.3% | 70.9% | $94,948 |
| Columbia | 15.0% | 67.7% | 32.3% | 35.0% | 64.3% | 52.6% | $71,528 |
| Cowlitz | 18.6% | 57.1% | 42.9% | 35.6% | 58.7% | 60.3% | $72,932 |
| Douglas | 13.3% | 49.7% | 50.3% | 40.1% | 54.5% | 70.5% | $80,374 |
| Ferry | 17.8% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 50.0% | 55.0% | 58.8% | $54,650 |
| Franklin | 19.5% | 47.8% | 52.2% | 27.7% | 40.8% | 71.6% | $82,755 |
| Garfield | 13.7% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 52.1% | 66.0% | 44.4% | $62,411 |
| Grant | 15.7% | 44.3% | 55.7% | 26.6% | 42.8% | 61.0% | $71,115 |
| Grays Harbor | 18.6% | 51.5% | 48.5% | 44.1% | 61.4% | 63.2% | $63,539 |
| Island | 6.7% | 29.9% | 70.1% | 43.0% | 48.5% | 66.4% | $88,358 |
| Jefferson | 8.8% | 36.9% | 63.1% | 45.2% | 55.5% | 43.8% | $71,143 |
| King | 8.2% | 39.5% | 60.5% | 41.4% | 48.5% | 59.8% | $122,148 |
| Kitsap | 9.7% | 40.5% | 59.5% | 44.2% | 57.2% | 65.1% | $98,546 |
| Kittitas | 11.5% | 27.4% | 72.6% | 34.4% | 47.4% | 61.0% | $69,928 |
| Klickitat | 12.6% | 51.5% | 48.5% | 35.9% | 43.3% | 44.5% | $70,400 |
| Lewis | 16.2% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 39.3% | 63.2% | 58.1% | $69,690 |
| Lincoln | 9.9% | 37.1% | 62.9% | 46.2% | 52.7% | 59.9% | $71,227 |
| Mason | 15.2% | 44.5% | 55.5% | 44.2% | 55.7% | 64.1% | $78,359 |
| Okanogan | 17.3% | 47.9% | 52.1% | 39.1% | 51.5% | 54.9% | $60,293 |
| Pacific | 16.0% | 48.7% | 51.3% | 48.5% | 66.5% | 60.0% | $62,350 |
| Pend Oreille | 18.3% | 54.6% | 45.4% | 44.7% | 57.6% | 64.4% | $63,750 |
| Pierce | 11.8% | 41.4% | 58.6% | 38.5% | 50.0% | 70.4% | $96,632 |
| San Juan | 5.5% | 19.7% | 80.3% | 53.7% | 51.0% | 60.2% | $83,682 |
| Skagit | 12.4% | 41.6% | 58.4% | 39.9% | 54.0% | 65.8% | $85,474 |
| Skamania | 12.6% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 53.5% | 52.6% | 63.9% | $90,085 |
| Snohomish | 9.1% | 40.2% | 59.8% | 45.5% | 54.0% | 66.2% | $107,982 |
| Spokane | 16.0% | 51.9% | 48.1% | 34.3% | 54.6% | 59.8% | $73,513 |
| Stevens | 15.1% | 49.5% | 50.5% | 46.8% | 56.5% | 57.3% | $67,405 |
| Thurston | 11.4% | 44.6% | 55.4% | 38.4% | 55.9% | 62.1% | $93,985 |
| Wahkiakum | 5.9% | 15.5% | 84.5% | 55.5% | 65.5% | 59.7% | $57,091 |
| Walla Walla | 12.4% | 39.4% | 60.6% | 39.0% | 54.0% | 57.9% | $72,212 |
| Whatcom | 11.4% | 37.0% | 63.0% | 43.5% | 55.5% | 58.1% | $80,989 |
| Whitman | 10.1% | 17.2% | 82.8% | 30.5% | 54.0% | 55.0% | $52,893 |
| Yakima | 21.7% | 56.9% | 43.1% | 31.9% | 45.2% | 62.4% | $68,015 |
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