county benchmark · Washington
Rent as share of income, 2019-2023
Across 39 counties in Washington. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 25.4 % |
| 25th | 27.6 % |
| Median | 29.0 % |
| 75th | 31.0 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.0 % |
Highest counties
The order is not reliable. Every county in this list has an estimate range that overlaps the leader's. The spread is real; the ranking within it is not.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wahkiakum County | 40.8 % | 28.5 % – 53.1 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Whitman County | 39.2 % | 36.4 % – 42.0 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Whatcom County | 34.6 % | 33.2 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Kittitas County | 32.6 % | 30.3 % – 34.9 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Thurston County | 31.9 % | 31.0 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Island County | 31.7 % | 30.0 % – 33.4 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Skagit County | 31.4 % | 30.0 % – 32.8 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Snohomish County | 31.3 % | 30.7 % – 31.9 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Kitsap County | 31.1 % | 30.1 % – 32.1 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Klickitat County | 31.0 % | 28.3 % – 33.7 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Pierce County | 31.0 % | 30.3 % – 31.7 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Walla Walla County | 31.0 % | 27.3 % – 34.7 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Spokane County | 30.9 % | 30.1 % – 31.7 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Clallam County | 30.5 % | 28.5 % – 32.5 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Clark County | 30.2 % | 29.4 % – 31.0 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Garfield County | 30.0 % | 17.9 % – 42.1 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Cowlitz County | 29.8 % | 28.4 % – 31.2 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Lewis County | 29.6 % | 27.8 % – 31.4 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Adams County | 29.5 % | 25.1 % – 33.9 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Benton County | 29.0 % | 27.7 % – 30.3 % | evidence → |
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