Poverty Rate in Whatcom County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.9%
Rank #1,498/3,222 · #26 in WA
54th
Whatcom 12.9%
WA 9.9% +30.1%
US 12.6% +2.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Whatcom County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Whatcom County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,495 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 12.9% |
| #1,496 | Clinton County, OH | 12.9% |
| #1,497 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 12.9% |
| #1,498 | Whatcom County, WA | 12.9% |
| #1,499 | Clay County, NC | 12.9% |
| #1,500 | Stearns County, MN | 12.9% |
| #1,501 | Benewah County, ID | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Whatcom County, Washington has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,498 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Washington, it ranks #26 of 39. This places it in the 54th 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.