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Highest poverty rate, Idaho counties

Idaho counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 44 counties in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Madison County, IDID55,17224.5%−20%

02Butte County, IDID2,78319.3%+6%

03Adams County, IDID5,01317.9%+19%

04Latah County, IDID41,84217.6%+5%

05Custer County, IDID4,63615.8%+10%

06Lewis County, IDID3,70415.3%+28%

07Washington County, IDID11,58315.3%+15%

08Minidoka County, IDID22,91114.5%−2%

09Boundary County, IDID13,99713.6%−13%

10Clearwater County, IDID9,11813.2%−2%

11Shoshone County, IDID14,13013.1%−20%

12Gooding County, IDID16,44613.0%−6%

13Benewah County, IDID10,50812.9%−9%

14Lemhi County, IDID8,47412.8%−16%

15Jerome County, IDID26,36212.6%−9%

16Cassia County, IDID26,39712.4%−9%

17Bannock County, IDID91,59112.3%−11%

18Nez Perce County, IDID42,90512.2%+1%

19Owyhee County, IDID12,66112.2%−27%

20Gem County, IDID21,77312.0%−8%

21Clark County, IDID78311.7%−41%

22Bingham County, IDID51,15311.7%−6%

23Valley County, IDID12,83111.7%+26%

24Twin Falls County, IDID97,53911.5%−10%

25Bonner County, IDID54,42011.1%−28%

26Idaho County, IDID17,87411.1%−32%

27Oneida County, IDID5,08510.8%−0%

28Canyon County, IDID275,12310.5%−12%

29Elmore County, IDID29,46510.5%−6%

30Lincoln County, IDID5,60310.5%−20%

31Payette County, IDID27,82410.2%−23%

32Fremont County, IDID14,20810.1%−29%

33Bonneville County, IDID135,7719.8%−4%

34Jefferson County, IDID35,2979.7%−7%

35Power County, IDID8,2469.5%−41%

36Caribou County, IDID7,2529.2%−4%

37Teton County, IDID13,2549.1%−29%

38Kootenai County, IDID191,8649.0%−14%

39Ada County, IDID546,1418.3%+9%

40Franklin County, IDID15,8897.9%+7%

41Boise County, IDID8,5457.7%−40%

42Bear Lake County, IDID6,7277.0%−27%

43Blaine County, IDID25,5176.6%−15%

44Camas County, IDID1,3165.9%−29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES