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Highest Medicare coverage, Idaho cities

Idaho cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 16.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Post Falls, ID, up 13 places to #12.

Highest Medicare coverage by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020
01Garden City, IDID13,04727.5%−1.4 pts
02▲1Weiser, IDID6,24927.0%+1.3 pts
03▲3Eagle, IDID34,65824.1%+2.1 pts
04▼2Hayden, IDID17,36323.7%−2.5 pts
05▲2Lewiston, IDID34,71722.8%+1.2 pts
06▲5Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17922.4%+2.8 pts
07▲3Star, IDID20,87422.3%+2.1 pts
08▲1Payette, IDID8,81320.5%+0.3 pts
09▼4Sandpoint, IDID10,64519.9%−2.7 pts
10▲9Rathdrum, IDID13,22719.3%+2.8 pts
11▼3Emmett, IDID8,90018.3%−2.7 pts
12▲13Post Falls, IDID46,71518.2%+3.9 pts
13▲3Mountain Home, IDID16,77917.5%+0.8 pts
14▲3Twin Falls, IDID56,21617.5%+0.8 pts
15▼3Preston, IDID6,17717.3%−1.0 pts
16▲5Boise City, IDID238,42917.0%+1.3 pts
17▲6Chubbuck, IDID16,82316.9%+2.0 pts
18▼4Blackfoot, IDID13,36116.9%−0.2 pts
19▲7Middleton, IDID12,60016.9%+3.4 pts
20▼16Fruitland, IDID7,21316.7%−7.2 pts
21▼3Nampa, IDID120,38416.0%−0.6 pts
22▼9Pocatello, IDID58,77115.4%−2.1 pts
23▼1Idaho Falls, IDID71,78515.2%+0.2 pts
24Burley, IDID12,40915.1%+0.2 pts
25▲2Meridian, IDID142,98814.9%+1.7 pts
26▼6Ammon, IDID20,11914.4%−1.9 pts
27▼12Rupert, IDID6,46013.8%−3.0 pts
28▲3Rigby, IDID5,75713.0%+1.1 pts
29▼1Shelley, IDID5,30312.7%−0.2 pts
30Hailey, IDID10,05312.7%+0.4 pts
31▲1Caldwell, IDID76,62911.7%+0.1 pts
32▲1Kimberly, IDID5,79811.4%−0.1 pts
33▲1Moscow, IDID26,72110.9%−0.2 pts
34▼5Jerome, IDID13,73110.8%−2.0 pts
35Kuna, IDID31,52510.7%+1.7 pts
36Rexburg, IDID40,3342.8%−3.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES