Statistics
Poverty Level for Spokane County:
Spokane County ranks highest among Washington state’s most populous counties and the United States for many poverty indicators. These sobering facts are told among a long list of numbers, statistics and charts included in the Spokane Regional Health District’s new report “Facing Spokane Poverty.”
| Spokane | Clark | King | Pierce | Snohomish | State | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents at or below the poverty level | 13.7 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 12.5 |
| Households on public assistance | 5.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| Children using free and reduced lunch | 23.9 | 20.1 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 17.8 | 22.8 |
| Families earning less than $15,000 a year | 10.3 | 10 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 10.4 |
Sources: Spokane Regional Health District’s “Facing Spokane Poverty” and the 2000 U.S. Census.