Poverty Rate in Washington County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.1%
Rank #372/3,222 · #4 in OR
88th
Washington 8.1%
OR 11.9% -32.6%
US 12.6% -36.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 8.1% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #369 | Morton County, ND | 8.0% |
| #370 | Moore County, TN | 8.0% |
| #371 | Petroleum County, MT | 8.1% |
| #372 | Washington County, OR | 8.1% |
| #373 | Sauk County, WI | 8.1% |
| #374 | Bedford County, VA | 8.1% |
| #375 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 8.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 8.1%, ranking #372 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #4 of 36. This places it in the 88th 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.