RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 36 SHOWN OF 36

Highest Medicare coverage, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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 16.6%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS –

01Garden City, IDID13,04728.9%–

02Hayden, IDID17,36326.2%–

03Weiser, IDID6,24925.7%–

04Fruitland, IDID7,21323.9%–

05Sandpoint, IDID10,64522.6%–

06Eagle, IDID34,65822.0%–

07Lewiston, IDID34,71721.6%–

08Emmett, IDID8,90021.0%–

09Payette, IDID8,81320.2%–

10Star, IDID20,87420.2%–

11Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17919.6%–

12Preston, IDID6,17718.3%–

13Pocatello, IDID58,77117.5%–

14Blackfoot, IDID13,36117.1%–

15Rupert, IDID6,46016.8%–

16Mountain Home, IDID16,77916.7%–

17Twin Falls, IDID56,21616.7%–

18Nampa, IDID120,38416.6%–

19Rathdrum, IDID13,22716.5%–

20Ammon, IDID20,11916.3%–

21Boise City, IDID238,42915.7%–

22Idaho Falls, IDID71,78515.0%–

23Chubbuck, IDID16,82314.9%–

24Burley, IDID12,40914.9%–

25Post Falls, IDID46,71514.3%–

26Middleton, IDID12,60013.5%–

27Meridian, IDID142,98813.2%–

28Shelley, IDID5,30312.9%–

29Jerome, IDID13,73112.8%–

30Hailey, IDID10,05312.3%–

31Rigby, IDID5,75711.9%–

32Caldwell, IDID76,62911.6%–

33Kimberly, IDID5,79811.5%–

34Moscow, IDID26,72111.1%–

35Kuna, IDID31,5259.0%–

36Rexburg, IDID40,3346.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS