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OJP Policy Priority Areas -Poverty,Rural Community,and Qualified Opportunity Zones <br />Kittitas County ranked second worst in the state for income inequality.*The US Census <br />Bureau determines who is in poverty by comparing a set of money income thresholds (lowest <br />amount of income an individual can survive on)to overall family size and composition. <br />Figure 1.Kittitas County Poverty &Housing Costs" <br />O 25¾ <br />-mtas county,wA (n.1ss) <br />Washington (13.26%) <br />United 5tates 15A7%} <br />50% <br />-xntitas county,wA (as.ssal <br />washington (35.08%) <br />United States (33 93%) <br />This measure does not vary by geographic area but is adjusted for inflation.In Kittitas <br />County,22%of residents are living in household with income below the federal poverty line.13 <br />In Kittitas County,approximately 39%of households have housing costs that amount to over <br />30%percent of the household's income.Kittitas County ranks third worst in the state for this <br />measure.'" <br />"University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.2018.Avalable <br />at:http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/washington/2018/rankings/kittitas/county/factorsloverallisnapshot (Accessed January 22,2018)."Kittitas County Public Health Department.(2018,April).The Health ofKittilas County A profile afhealth,well-being and quality of life in outcommunity.In Kittitas Countv.Retrieved from https://www co.kittitas.wa us/health/reports*Community Commons.Community Health Indicator Report.www.communitycommons.org.2018,Available at; <br />https;//assessment.communitycommons.org/CHNA/SelectArea.aspx?reporttype=libraryCHNA"Community Commons.Community Health Indicator Report.www.communitycommons.org.2018.Available at, <br />https://assessmenLeommunitycommons.org/CHNA/SelectArea.aspx?reporttype=libraryCHNA <br />5 of 20