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oJP Policy Priorify Areas - Povertyo Rural Community, and eualified Opportunity Zoncs <br />Kittitas county ra'ked secoud worst in the stafe for income inequarify. ll The us census <br />Bureau detennines who is in poverty by comparing a set of money income thresholds (lowest <br />amouut of income an individual can survive on) to overall farnily size and composition. <br />Figure L Kittitas County poverty & <br />Incr*nrpr.rry <br />H W8iilnrton ll3,lst$ff unn"o srtcs (rs.l7x) <br />nr***r Itqe* <br />500d <br />'fr-hir,tlAFllitmnnk{ronF5.0BX, <br />lrfind her (itt"sl*l <br />This measure does not vary by geographic area but is adjusted for inflation. In Kittitas <br />County, 22To of rcsidents are living in household with income below the federal poverty line.rl <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.l4 <br />oul <br />5of20