Poverty Rate in Pierce County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.8%
Rank #531/3,222 · #9 in WA
84th
Pierce 8.8%
WA 9.9% -11.1%
US 12.6% -30.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pierce County's poverty rate of 8.8% 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 Pierce County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #528 | Chariton County, MO | 8.8% |
| #529 | Henrico County, VA | 8.8% |
| #530 | Deschutes County, OR | 8.8% |
| #531 | Pierce County, WA | 8.8% |
| #532 | Garfield County, NE | 8.8% |
| #533 | Washakie County, WY | 8.8% |
| #534 | Sumner County, TN | 8.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Pierce County, Washington has a poverty rate of 8.8%, ranking #531 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #9 of 39. This places it in the 84th 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.