Poverty Rate in Spokane County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,182/3,222 · #18 in WA
63th
Spokane 11.7%
WA 9.9% +17.9%
US 12.6% -7.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Spokane County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 Spokane County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,179 | Franklin County, TX | 11.7% |
| #1,180 | Patrick County, VA | 11.7% |
| #1,181 | Daviess County, IN | 11.7% |
| #1,182 | Spokane County, WA | 11.7% |
| #1,183 | Portage County, OH | 11.7% |
| #1,184 | Conejos County, CO | 11.7% |
| #1,185 | Kimble County, TX | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Spokane County, Washington has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,182 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #18 of 39. This places it in the 63th 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.