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.”

Percentage of …
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.