Maria Cantwell
11/03/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/03/2025 19:02
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY DATA: Where in WA Will SNAP Cuts Hit Hardest
11.03.25
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY DATA: Where in WA Will SNAP Cuts Hit Hardest?
Top 3 counties with highest percentage of population receiving SNAP all in Eastern WA: Yakima (21.7%), Ferry (20.8%), and Okanogan (20.8%)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released data showing the total number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in each of Washington state's 39 counties. The table below also shows the percentage of each county's population that receives SNAP benefits.
"The courts said the Trump Administration must keep providing SNAP benefits, but the Administration is still planning to cut them in half meaning nearly one million Washingtonians may not be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with their families," said Sen. Cantwell. "Americans are being pushed to their limits with rising costs and making sure families don't go hungry shouldn't be a partisan issue."
The data, provided by the State of Washington, is for March 2025. It shows that 903,541 Washingtonians received SNAP benefits in that month, 11.2% of the state's population.
|
County |
County Population |
# of SNAP Clients |
% of Population Receiving SNAP Benefits |
|
Adams |
21,475 |
4,186 |
19.5% |
|
Asotin |
22,725 |
4,020 |
17.7% |
|
Benton |
217,850 |
30,186 |
13.9% |
|
Chelan |
82,300 |
9,256 |
11.2% |
|
Clallam |
78,550 |
10,627 |
13.5% |
|
Clark |
536,300 |
58,166 |
10.8% |
|
Columbia |
3,975 |
587 |
14.8% |
|
Cowlitz |
113,900 |
20,804 |
18.3% |
|
Douglas |
45,150 |
4,841 |
10.7% |
|
Ferry |
7,350 |
1,529 |
20.8% |
|
Franklin |
102,300 |
15,163 |
14.8% |
|
Garfield |
2,325 |
278 |
12.0% |
|
Grant |
105,300 |
18,515 |
17.6% |
|
Grays Harbor |
77,400 |
15,461 |
20.0% |
|
Island |
88,650 |
6,100 |
6.9% |
|
Jefferson |
33,700 |
3,328 |
9.9% |
|
King |
2,378,100 |
197,255 |
8.3% |
|
Kitsap |
286,100 |
24,790 |
8.7% |
|
Kittitas |
48,600 |
4,593 |
9.5% |
|
Klickitat |
23,450 |
3,305 |
14.1% |
|
Lewis |
84,950 |
13,847 |
16.3% |
|
Lincoln |
11,300 |
1,583 |
14.0% |
|
Mason |
67,475 |
10,807 |
16.0% |
|
Okanogan |
43,200 |
8,985 |
20.8% |
|
Pacific |
23,950 |
3,682 |
15.4% |
|
Pend Oreille |
13,850 |
2,763 |
19.9% |
|
Pierce |
952,600 |
115,065 |
12.1% |
|
San Juan |
18,475 |
948 |
5.1% |
|
Skagit |
133,300 |
15,633 |
11.7% |
|
Skamania |
12,075 |
1,231 |
10.2% |
|
Snohomish |
867,100 |
74,003 |
8.5% |
|
Spokane |
559,400 |
85,062 |
15.2% |
|
Stevens |
47,650 |
8,106 |
17.0% |
|
Thurston |
307,000 |
34,749 |
11.3% |
|
Wahkiakum |
4,550 |
580 |
12.7% |
|
Walla Walla |
63,375 |
8,118 |
12.8% |
|
Whatcom |
238,000 |
24,050 |
10.1% |
|
Whitman |
48,750 |
4,021 |
8.2% |
|
Yakima |
263,200 |
57,186 |
21.7% |
|
Unknown |
132 |
||
|
Statewide Total |
8,035,700 |
903,541 |
11.2% |
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