Financial Stress · Washington

Washington — financial stress by county

The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 23 of 39 Washington counties have all three inputs and receive a score. Because 16 counties are missing eviction data, no state-wide average is shown here — averaging across the reporting subset would be misleading. Pierce, WA has the highest score at 62.

Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties

Counties in Washington ranked by FSI score

CountyFSI
1 Pierce, WA 62
2 Cowlitz, WA 58
3 Spokane, WA 57
4 Snohomish, WA 55
5 Clark, WA 54
6 Grays Harbor, WA 53
7 Thurston, WA 52
8 Kitsap, WA 50
9 Whatcom, WA 50
10 Clallam, WA 49
Source  ·  US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020–2024) · Princeton Eviction Lab (through 2018) · Urban Institute Debt in America (2024)  ·  Full FSI methodology →

Related data

Open interactive map

Financial stress — compare with other states

Click any state for county-level data and rankings.