County Data

Washington County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 39 counties in Washington, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 47.9.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Washington Snapshot

39 Counties Scored
47.9 Mean Score
47.1 Median Score
66.7 Yakima County Most Distressed
34.4 San Juan County Least Distressed
1 moderate-high county distress13 moderate county distress20 moderate-low county distress5 low-moderate county distress
Score Label Distribution

Washington County Map

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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress

All 39 Washington counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Yakima County
66.7 moderate-high county distress
Labor
#2 Grays Harbor County
59.9 moderate county distress
Labor
#3 Lewis County
58.5 moderate county distress
Labor

Least Distressed

#39 San Juan County
34.4 low-moderate county distress
Debt Burden (housing basis)
#38 Jefferson County
37.4 low-moderate county distress
Labor
#37 Lincoln County
38.0 low-moderate county distress
Labor

Score Distribution

How Washington's 39 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Washington Counties

39 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Score Label Primary Driver
1 684 Yakima County 66.7 moderate-high county distress Labor
2 1,054 Grays Harbor County 59.9 moderate county distress Labor
3 1,127 Lewis County 58.5 moderate county distress Labor
4 1,164 Grant County 57.8 moderate county distress Labor
5 1,170 Adams County 57.7 moderate county distress Labor
6 1,266 Pierce County 55.9 moderate county distress Labor
7 1,294 Cowlitz County 55.5 moderate county distress Labor
8 1,425 Kittitas County 53.0 moderate county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
9 1,428 Okanogan County 52.9 moderate county distress Labor
10 1,494 Pacific County 51.9 moderate county distress Labor
11 1,506 Mason County 51.6 moderate county distress Labor
12 1,538 Franklin County 51.0 moderate county distress Labor
13 1,550 Douglas County 50.7 moderate county distress Labor
14 1,576 Spokane County 50.4 moderate county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
15 1,609 Thurston County 49.5 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
16 1,660 Columbia County 48.7 moderate-low county distress Labor
17 1,684 Benton County 48.3 moderate-low county distress Labor
18 1,723 Clark County 47.7 moderate-low county distress Labor
19 1,757 Snohomish County 47.1 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
20 1,761 Walla Walla County 47.1 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
21 1,771 Clallam County 46.9 moderate-low county distress Labor
22 1,783 Whatcom County 46.6 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
23 1,793 Klickitat County 46.5 moderate-low county distress Labor
24 1,825 Wahkiakum County 45.8 moderate-low county distress Labor
25 1,839 Skagit County 45.7 moderate-low county distress Labor
26 1,851 Ferry County 45.5 moderate-low county distress Labor
27 1,890 Pend Oreille County 44.8 moderate-low county distress Labor
28 1,907 Garfield County 44.5 moderate-low county distress Labor
29 1,940 Stevens County 43.9 moderate-low county distress Labor
30 1,957 Asotin County 43.6 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
31 2,005 Kitsap County 42.7 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
32 2,048 Skamania County 41.7 moderate-low county distress Labor
33 2,056 Whitman County 41.6 moderate-low county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)
34 2,127 Chelan County 40.3 moderate-low county distress Labor
35 2,195 King County 39.0 low-moderate county distress Labor
36 2,222 Island County 38.6 low-moderate county distress Labor
37 2,239 Lincoln County 38.0 low-moderate county distress Labor
38 2,273 Jefferson County 37.4 low-moderate county distress Labor
39 2,419 San Juan County 34.4 low-moderate county distress Debt Burden (housing basis)

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

extreme county distress — 0 Washington counties
very high county distress — 0 Washington counties
high county distress — 0 Washington counties
moderate-high county distress — 1 Washington county
moderate county distress — 13 Washington counties
moderate-low county distress — 20 Washington counties
low-moderate county distress — 5 Washington counties
low county distress — 0 Washington counties
very low county distress — 0 Washington counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Washington counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Washington Resources

Washington State Profile

State Distress Index score: 44.9; moderate-low state distress. Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Washington.

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