Poverty Rate in Adams County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.5%
Rank #2,631/3,222 · #37 in WA
18th
Adams 19.5%
WA 9.9% +97.4%
US 12.6% +55.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Adams County's poverty rate of 19.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Adams County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,628 | Bracken County, KY | 19.5% |
| #2,629 | Imperial County, CA | 19.5% |
| #2,630 | Union County, FL | 19.5% |
| #2,631 | Adams County, WA | 19.5% |
| #2,632 | Union County, AR | 19.5% |
| #2,633 | Harrison County, MO | 19.6% |
| #2,634 | Dawson County, TX | 19.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Adams County, Washington has a poverty rate of 19.5%, ranking #2,631 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #37 of 39. This places it in the 18th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.