Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Washington
Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Washington with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98952 | White Swan | 41.3% |
| 2 | 98351 | Longbranch | 36.7% |
| 3 | 98844 | Oroville | 34.7% |
| 4 | 99201 | Spokane | 31.7% |
| 5 | 99343 | Mesa | 31.6% |
| 6 | 98104 | Seattle | 31.4% |
| 7 | 98587 | Taholah | 31.1% |
| 8 | 98938 | Outlook | 29.6% |
| 9 | 99163 | Pullman | 28.6% |
| 10 | 99357 | Royal City | 28.6% |
| 11 | 99155 | Nespelem | 27.8% |
| 12 | 98849 | Riverside | 27.3% |
| 13 | 98935 | Mabton | 25.4% |
| 14 | 99133 | Grand Coulee | 24.8% |
| 15 | 99202 | Spokane | 24.4% |
| 16 | 98812 | Brewster | 24.2% |
| 17 | 99321 | Beverly | 24% |
| 18 | 98105 | Seattle | 23.7% |
| 19 | 99138 | Inchelium | 23.7% |
| 20 | 98225 | Bellingham | 23.2% |
| 21 | 98303 | Anderson Island | 23.1% |
| 22 | 98402 | Tacoma | 22.9% |
| 23 | 99001 | Airway Heights | 22.6% |
| 24 | 98947 | Tieton | 22.3% |
| 25 | 98813 | Bridgeport | 22.3% |
| 26 | 98901 | Yakima | 22% |
| 27 | 98841 | Omak | 22% |
| 28 | 98855 | Tonasket | 21.9% |
| 29 | 99349 | Mattawa | 21.8% |
| 30 | 99031 | Spangle | 21.3% |
| 31 | 98951 | Wapato | 21.1% |
| 32 | 98586 | South Bend | 20.4% |
| 33 | 98823 | Ephrata | 20.3% |
| 34 | 99119 | Cusick | 20.3% |
| 35 | 99344 | Othello | 20% |
| 36 | 99004 | Cheney | 19.8% |
| 37 | 98108 | Seattle | 19.6% |
| 38 | 98520 | Aberdeen | 19.6% |
| 39 | 98932 | Granger | 19.6% |
| 40 | 99013 | Ford | 19.5% |
| 41 | 98331 | Forks | 18.8% |
| 42 | 98548 | Hoodsport | 18.8% |
| 43 | 99207 | Spokane | 18.5% |
| 44 | 98357 | Neah Bay | 18.5% |
| 45 | 98241 | Darrington | 18.4% |
| 46 | 98588 | Tahuya | 18.1% |
| 47 | 98550 | Hoquiam | 18% |
| 48 | 98650 | Trout Lake | 18% |
| 49 | 98612 | Cathlamet | 17.9% |
| 50 | 98944 | Sunnyside | 17.8% |
| 51 | 98620 | Goldendale | 17.7% |
| 52 | 98851 | Soap Lake | 17.7% |
| 53 | 99336 | Kennewick | 17.4% |
| 54 | 98568 | Oakville | 17.4% |
| 55 | 98032 | Kent | 17.3% |
| 56 | 98948 | Toppenish | 17.2% |
| 57 | 99204 | Spokane | 17.1% |
| 58 | 98547 | Grayland | 17% |
| 59 | 98926 | Ellensburg | 16.9% |
| 60 | 98660 | Vancouver | 16.9% |
| 61 | 98237 | Concrete | 16.9% |
| 62 | 98902 | Yakima | 16.7% |
| 63 | 98499 | Lakewood | 16.7% |
| 64 | 98201 | Everett | 16.6% |
| 65 | 98531 | Centralia | 16.6% |
| 66 | 99156 | Newport | 16.6% |
| 67 | 98320 | Brinnon | 16.6% |
| 68 | 98266 | Maple Falls | 16.5% |
| 69 | 98444 | Tacoma | 16.2% |
| 70 | 99101 | Addy | 16.2% |
| 71 | 98857 | Warden | 16% |
| 72 | 99173 | Springdale | 16% |
| 73 | 98405 | Tacoma | 15.9% |
| 74 | 98204 | Everett | 15.8% |
| 75 | 98930 | Grandview | 15.8% |
| 76 | 99116 | Coulee Dam | 15.8% |
| 77 | 98003 | Federal Way | 15.7% |
| 78 | 98409 | Tacoma | 15.6% |
| 79 | 99009 | Elk | 15.5% |
| 80 | 98337 | Bremerton | 15.4% |
| 81 | 98541 | Elma | 15.1% |
| 82 | 99185 | Wilbur | 15% |
| 83 | 99159 | Odessa | 15% |
| 84 | 98603 | Ariel | 15% |
| 85 | 98281 | Point Roberts | 14.9% |
| 86 | 98632 | Longview | 14.8% |
| 87 | 98273 | Mount Vernon | 14.8% |
| 88 | 99403 | Clarkston | 14.8% |
| 89 | 98570 | Onalaska | 14.8% |
| 90 | 98261 | Lopez Island | 14.8% |
| 91 | 98584 | Shelton | 14.7% |
| 92 | 99212 | Spokane | 14.7% |
| 93 | 98439 | Lakewood | 14.7% |
| 94 | 98276 | Nooksack | 14.7% |
| 95 | 99032 | Sprague | 14.7% |
| 96 | 98837 | Moses Lake | 14.6% |
| 97 | 98168 | Seattle | 14.6% |
| 98 | 98404 | Tacoma | 14.4% |
| 99 | 98388 | Steilacoom | 14.4% |
| 100 | 98377 | Randle | 14.4% |
Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98821 | Dryden | 0% |
| 2 | 98314 | Bremerton | 0% |
| 3 | 98195 | Seattle | 0% |
| 4 | 98592 | Union | 0.9% |
| 5 | 98065 | Snoqualmie | 1% |
| 6 | 98333 | Fox Island | 1.3% |
| 7 | 98051 | Ravensdale | 1.3% |
| 8 | 99330 | Eltopia | 1.8% |
| 9 | 99110 | Clayton | 2.3% |
| 10 | 98010 | Black Diamond | 2.3% |
| 11 | 98075 | Sammamish | 2.5% |
| 12 | 99025 | Newman Lake | 2.6% |
| 13 | 99161 | Palouse | 2.7% |
| 14 | 98077 | Woodinville | 2.7% |
| 15 | 98024 | Fall City | 2.9% |
| 16 | 98232 | Bow | 2.9% |
| 17 | 98020 | Edmonds | 3% |
| 18 | 98828 | Malaga | 3.1% |
| 19 | 98072 | Woodinville | 3.1% |
| 20 | 98606 | Brush Prairie | 3.2% |
| 21 | 99011 | Fairchild Air Force Base | 3.3% |
| 22 | 98685 | Vancouver | 3.3% |
| 23 | 99036 | Valleyford | 3.4% |
| 24 | 98335 | Gig Harbor | 3.4% |
| 25 | 98360 | Orting | 3.5% |
| 26 | 98110 | Bainbridge Island | 3.5% |
| 27 | 98045 | North Bend | 3.6% |
| 28 | 98391 | Bonney Lake | 3.6% |
| 29 | 98546 | Grapeview | 3.8% |
| 30 | 98040 | Mercer Island | 3.8% |
| 31 | 98563 | Montesano | 3.9% |
| 32 | 98021 | Bothell | 3.9% |
| 33 | 98240 | Custer | 4.3% |
| 34 | 98014 | Carnation | 4.3% |
| 35 | 98332 | Gig Harbor | 4.4% |
| 36 | 99019 | Liberty Lake | 4.5% |
| 37 | 98639 | North Bonneville | 4.6% |
| 38 | 98380 | Seabeck | 4.6% |
| 39 | 98327 | Dupont | 4.6% |
| 40 | 98116 | Seattle | 4.6% |
| 41 | 98011 | Bothell | 4.6% |
| 42 | 98117 | Seattle | 4.6% |
| 43 | 98290 | Snohomish | 4.6% |
| 44 | 98039 | Medina | 4.7% |
| 45 | 98524 | Allyn | 4.7% |
| 46 | 98321 | Buckley | 4.7% |
| 47 | 98112 | Seattle | 4.7% |
| 48 | 98042 | Kent | 4.7% |
| 49 | 98329 | Gig Harbor | 4.8% |
| 50 | 98258 | Lake Stevens | 4.8% |
| 51 | 98295 | Sumas | 4.9% |
| 52 | 99027 | Otis Orchards | 4.9% |
| 53 | 99026 | Nine Mile Falls | 4.9% |
| 54 | 99005 | Colbert | 4.9% |
| 55 | 98029 | Issaquah | 4.9% |
| 56 | 98941 | Roslyn | 5% |
| 57 | 98638 | Naselle | 5% |
| 58 | 98390 | Sumner | 5% |
| 59 | 98340 | Hansville | 5.1% |
| 60 | 98349 | Lakebay | 5.2% |
| 61 | 99022 | Medical Lake | 5.2% |
| 62 | 98038 | Maple Valley | 5.2% |
| 63 | 98199 | Seattle | 5.3% |
| 64 | 98004 | Bellevue | 5.3% |
| 65 | 98315 | Silverdale | 5.4% |
| 66 | 98953 | Zillah | 5.4% |
| 67 | 98008 | Bellevue | 5.4% |
| 68 | 98074 | Sammamish | 5.4% |
| 69 | 98604 | Battle Ground | 5.4% |
| 70 | 98012 | Bothell | 5.4% |
| 71 | 98372 | Puyallup | 5.5% |
| 72 | 98027 | Issaquah | 5.5% |
| 73 | 98052 | Redmond | 5.5% |
| 74 | 98136 | Seattle | 5.6% |
| 75 | 98686 | Vancouver | 5.6% |
| 76 | 98053 | Redmond | 5.6% |
| 77 | 98026 | Edmonds | 5.6% |
| 78 | 98059 | Renton | 5.6% |
| 79 | 98275 | Mukilteo | 5.7% |
| 80 | 98422 | Tacoma | 5.7% |
| 81 | 98028 | Kenmore | 5.7% |
| 82 | 98296 | Snohomish | 5.7% |
| 83 | 98642 | Ridgefield | 5.8% |
| 84 | 98328 | Eatonville | 5.9% |
| 85 | 98346 | Kingston | 5.9% |
| 86 | 98383 | Silverdale | 5.9% |
| 87 | 98034 | Kirkland | 5.9% |
| 88 | 98115 | Seattle | 5.9% |
| 89 | 98119 | Seattle | 6% |
| 90 | 98373 | Puyallup | 6% |
| 91 | 98358 | Nordland | 6.1% |
| 92 | 98847 | Peshastin | 6.1% |
| 93 | 98294 | Sultan | 6.1% |
| 94 | 99203 | Spokane | 6.1% |
| 95 | 98107 | Seattle | 6.1% |
| 96 | 98607 | Camas | 6.1% |
| 97 | 98155 | Seattle | 6.1% |
| 98 | 98684 | Vancouver | 6.2% |
| 99 | 98033 | Kirkland | 6.2% |
| 100 | 98365 | Port Ludlow | 6.3% |
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