Poverty Rate in Thurston County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #691/3,222 · #11 in WA
79th
Thurston 9.5%
WA 9.9% -3.6%
US 12.6% -24.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Thurston County's poverty rate of 9.5% 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 Thurston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #688 | Kane County, UT | 9.5% |
| #689 | Lyon County, KY | 9.5% |
| #690 | Highland County, VA | 9.5% |
| #691 | Thurston County, WA | 9.5% |
| #692 | Manitowoc County, WI | 9.6% |
| #693 | Barrow County, GA | 9.6% |
| #694 | Taylor County, WI | 9.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Thurston County, Washington has a poverty rate of 9.5%, ranking #691 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #11 of 39. This places it in the 79th 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.