Indicator: Poverty, King County
Poverty is percent living below the Federal Poverty Level. In 2009, the national poverty threshold* for a family of four including two related children was an annual income of less than $21,756.
- Most recent data (2009): 9.7 percent of King County residents lived below the Federal Poverty Level.
- Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census
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Comparison Data
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Health Planning Areas
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Trend Over Time
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Demographic Differences
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Last 10 Years
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Last 5 Years
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2005-2009 Combined
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2000-2009
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2005-2009
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Percent
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Lower CI
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Upper CI
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All
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9.7
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9.4
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9.9
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Age
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< 18
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N/A
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N/A
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11.6
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11.2
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12.0
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18 - 64
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N/A
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N/A
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9.1
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8.9
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9.4
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65 +
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N/A
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N/A
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8.9
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8.4
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9.4
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Gender
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Male
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N/A
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N/A
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9.0
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8.7
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9.3
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Female
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N/A
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N/A
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10.3
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9.9
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10.6
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Race/Ethnicity
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African American alone
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N/A
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N/A
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26.6
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24.8
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28.4
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American Indian/AN alone
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N/A
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N/A
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25.1
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20.1
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30.1
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Asian alone
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N/A
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N/A
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9.4
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8.7
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10.1
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Hispanic/Latino
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N/A
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N/A
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18.9
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17.3
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20.5
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Multiracial
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N/A
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N/A
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12.8
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11.3
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14.3
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Native Hawaiian/Other PI alone
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N/A
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N/A
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19.5
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14.8
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24.2
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Other Race alone
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N/A
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N/A
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18.0
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15.5
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20.4
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White alone
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N/A
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N/A
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7.6
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7.3
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7.9
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Region
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East
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N/A
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N/A
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4.8
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4.5
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5.2
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South
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N/A
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N/A
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11.3
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10.7
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12.0
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Seattle
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N/A
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N/A
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12.2
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11.6
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12.8
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North
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N/A
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N/A
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7.4
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6.5
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8.3
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