COUNTY-BY-COUNTY DATA: Where in WA Will SNAP Cuts Hit Hardest?

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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