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Highest poverty rate, Idaho cities · 2000

Idaho cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Rexburg, IDID40,33444.4%+0%

02Moscow, IDID26,72122.4%+0%

03Rupert, IDID6,46021.5%+0%

04Burley, IDID12,40918.4%+0%

05Sandpoint, IDID10,64518.0%+0%

06Emmett, IDID8,90017.8%+0%

07Caldwell, IDID76,62916.0%+0%

08Jerome, IDID13,73115.5%+0%

09Weiser, IDID6,24915.4%+0%

10Pocatello, IDID58,77115.4%+0%

11Payette, IDID8,81315.2%+0%

12Blackfoot, IDID13,36114.6%+0%

13Kuna, IDID31,52514.2%+0%

14Twin Falls, IDID56,21614.1%+0%

15Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17912.8%+0%

16Garden City, IDID13,04712.7%+0%

17Nampa, IDID120,38412.4%+0%

18Rigby, IDID5,75712.1%+0%

19Chubbuck, IDID16,82312.0%+0%

20Lewiston, IDID34,71712.0%+0%

21Fruitland, IDID7,21311.9%+0%

22Idaho Falls, IDID71,78510.9%+0%

23Middleton, IDID12,60010.4%+0%

24Mountain Home, IDID16,77910.4%+0%

25Shelley, IDID5,3039.6%+0%

26Post Falls, IDID46,7159.4%+0%

27Hayden, IDID17,3639.2%+0%

28Kimberly, IDID5,7988.7%+0%

29Star, IDID20,8748.5%+0%

30Boise City, IDID238,4298.4%+0%

31Rathdrum, IDID13,2278.2%+0%

32Preston, IDID6,1776.7%+0%

33Hailey, IDID10,0536.1%+0%

34Ammon, IDID20,1195.6%+0%

35Meridian, IDID142,9885.6%+0%

36Eagle, IDID34,6583.8%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES