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Highest poverty rate, Idaho counties · 2020

Idaho counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, IDID55,17226.7%−12%

02Butte County, IDID2,78321.4%+17%

03Boundary County, IDID13,99720.4%+30%

04Latah County, IDID41,84218.1%+8%

05Jerome County, IDID26,36217.7%+28%

06Custer County, IDID4,63616.9%+18%

07Gooding County, IDID16,44616.6%+20%

08Adams County, IDID5,01316.2%+7%

09Minidoka County, IDID22,91116.2%+9%

10Shoshone County, IDID14,13015.4%−6%

11Lewis County, IDID3,70415.4%+28%

12Bear Lake County, IDID6,72714.8%+54%

13Elmore County, IDID29,46514.3%+28%

14Bannock County, IDID91,59114.0%+1%

15Gem County, IDID21,77313.9%+7%

16Lemhi County, IDID8,47413.6%−11%

17Twin Falls County, IDID97,53913.6%+7%

18Owyhee County, IDID12,66113.6%−19%

19Fremont County, IDID14,20813.5%−5%

20Benewah County, IDID10,50813.2%−6%

21Nez Perce County, IDID42,90513.1%+8%

22Boise County, IDID8,54512.9%−0%

23Payette County, IDID27,82412.6%−4%

24Blaine County, IDID25,51712.6%+62%

25Bonner County, IDID54,42012.6%−19%

26Lincoln County, IDID5,60312.5%−4%

27Canyon County, IDID275,12312.5%+4%

28Camas County, IDID1,31612.3%+48%

29Washington County, IDID11,58312.2%−8%

30Oneida County, IDID5,08512.2%+13%

31Power County, IDID8,24612.1%−25%

32Clearwater County, IDID9,11811.9%−12%

33Idaho County, IDID17,87411.7%−28%

34Cassia County, IDID26,39711.4%−16%

35Bingham County, IDID51,15311.3%−9%

36Kootenai County, IDID191,86410.3%−1%

37Clark County, IDID7839.8%−51%

38Bonneville County, IDID135,7719.8%−3%

39Franklin County, IDID15,8899.7%+32%

40Ada County, IDID546,1419.3%+21%

41Jefferson County, IDID35,2978.2%−21%

42Valley County, IDID12,8318.1%−12%

43Caribou County, IDID7,2527.7%−20%

44Teton County, IDID13,2546.9%−47%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS