Community Assessment

The Community Assessment reviews the current status of health and human services in King County, Washington. It is intended to support planning, alignment on community-wide goals, and action strategies to enhance the quality of life for King County residents.

United Way of King County is committed to changing our community in fundamental, lasting ways. The Community Assessment is our tool for gathering information in support of that work.

How the Community Assessment is Organized

Information is organized in four sections:

• Key Data and Demographics section provides demographic and other data on King County’s residents that relates to human service provision.
• Impact Areas provide information related to each of our eight community impact areas: Homelessness, School Readiness, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Employment and Job Training, Health and Chemical Dependency, Older Adults, System Support and Youth and Families.
• Subregions section provides information on demographic data and priority issues in each of our County’s 4 subregions: North King County, East King County, Seattle, and South King County.
• Cross-cutting Issues section provides information on poverty, racial equity and immigration as issues that are relevant to all areas of human service provision.
• Best and Promising Practices section provides information on service strategies that have been demonstrated by research to be most effective in promoting the outcomes we seek as part of our community impact.

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¹ 2007 One Night Count

2 Safe Harbors Preliminary Data Report, 2007