Washington
State Government
Governor
Jay Inslee (D)
State Senate
20
Democrats,
29
Republicans
State House
58
Democrats,
40
Republicans
Washington
Economic well-being - Washington
Extreme poverty rate
0.05
Food insecurity
0.132
Minimum wage
16.66
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.227
Poverty rate
9.9%
Unemployment rate
4.5
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.5
Poverty by demographic - Washington
Child poverty rate
0.11
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
29000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
169000
Senior poverty rate
9.6 %
Women in poverty
3,896,514
August 28, 2023
Commerce awards $15.4 million in grants to expand legal aid to low-income immigrants
July 5, 2023
Low-income domestic violence survivors still lack support in WA
January 25, 2023
Seattle launches 'first-of-its-kind' program offering low-income families free public transit
January 9, 2023
How guaranteed income experiment fared in Tacoma, Washington
December 6, 2022
To address wealth gap, WA to consider $4,000 ‘baby bonds’
October 3, 2020