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Poverty Rate for Single-Parent Families
Headed by a Female Householder

2000

For the state in 2000, 30.8 percent of single-parent families with children headed by a female householder were below the poverty rate.

Pend Oreille County had the highest percentage of single mother families in poverty with 66.2 percent in this category.

The lowest poverty rates for families headed by single mothers were found in the Puget Sound area. The lowest rate was found in Snohomish County, where 22.1 percent of the single mother households were below the poverty threshold.

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Last modified: August 24, 2004
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