Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Washington totaled $45.3 million in 2020‡
Counties in Washington Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Whatcom County, Washington | $10,433,920 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| 2 | Grant County, Washington | $7,872,115 | 17.4% | 40.4% |
| 3 | Yakima County, Washington | $3,884,226 | 8.6% | 49.0% |
| 4 | Skagit County, Washington | $3,386,487 | 7.5% | 56.5% |
| 5 | Okanogan County, Washington | $2,336,951 | 5.2% | 61.6% |
| 6 | Adams County, Washington | $1,845,874 | 4.1% | 65.7% |
| 7 | Snohomish County, Washington | $1,630,640 | 3.6% | 69.3% |
| 8 | Franklin County, Washington | $1,444,241 | 3.2% | 72.5% |
| 9 | Lewis County, Washington | $1,432,547 | 3.2% | 75.7% |
| 10 | Thurston County, Washington | $1,145,928 | 2.5% | 78.2% |
| 11 | King County, Washington | $1,115,573 | 2.5% | 80.6% |
| 12 | Klickitat County, Washington | $1,076,224 | 2.4% | 83.0% |
| 13 | Whitman County, Washington | $915,100 | 2.0% | 85.0% |
| 14 | Benton County, Washington | $724,006 | 1.6% | 86.6% |
| 15 | Lincoln County, Washington | $713,631 | 1.6% | 88.2% |
| 16 | Kittitas County, Washington | $681,810 | 1.5% | 89.7% |
| 17 | Clark County, Washington | $645,440 | 1.4% | 91.1% |
| 18 | Spokane County, Washington | $534,073 | 1.2% | 92.3% |
| 19 | Stevens County, Washington | $478,527 | 1.1% | 93.4% |
| 20 | Asotin County, Washington | $455,597 | 1.0% | 94.4% |
| 21 | Garfield County, Washington | $440,899 | 1.0% | 95.4% |
| 22 | Douglas County, Washington | $356,617 | 0.8% | 96.1% |
| 23 | Walla Walla County, Washington | $294,600 | 0.7% | 96.8% |
| 24 | Columbia County, Washington | $282,172 | 0.6% | 97.4% |
| 25 | Pierce County, Washington | $254,134 | 0.6% | 98.0% |
| 26 | Pacific County, Washington | $246,070 | 0.5% | 98.5% |
| 27 | Island County, Washington | $177,278 | 0.4% | 98.9% |
| 28 | Ferry County, Washington | $167,496 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
| 29 | Clallam County, Washington | $160,360 | 0.4% | 99.6% |
| 30 | Wahkiakum County, Washington | $68,815 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 31 | Grays Harbor County, Washington | $38,508 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 32 | Cowlitz County, Washington | $25,458 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 33 | Kitsap County, Washington | $13,218 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | Skamania County, Washington | $10,264 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Pend Oreille County, Washington | $6,778 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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