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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%−3.8 pts

02Butte County, IDID2,78321.4%+3.2 pts

03Boundary County, IDID13,99720.4%+4.7 pts

04Latah County, IDID41,84218.1%+1.4 pts

05Jerome County, IDID26,36217.7%+3.9 pts

06Custer County, IDID4,63616.9%+2.6 pts

07Gooding County, IDID16,44616.6%+2.7 pts

08Adams County, IDID5,01316.2%+1.1 pts

09Minidoka County, IDID22,91116.2%+1.4 pts

10Shoshone County, IDID14,13015.4%−1.0 pts

11Lewis County, IDID3,70415.4%+3.4 pts

12Bear Lake County, IDID6,72714.8%+5.2 pts

13Elmore County, IDID29,46514.3%+3.1 pts

14Bannock County, IDID91,59114.0%+0.1 pts

15Gem County, IDID21,77313.9%+0.9 pts

16Lemhi County, IDID8,47413.6%−1.7 pts

17Twin Falls County, IDID97,53913.6%+0.8 pts

18Owyhee County, IDID12,66113.6%−3.3 pts

19Fremont County, IDID14,20813.5%−0.7 pts

20Benewah County, IDID10,50813.2%−0.9 pts

21Nez Perce County, IDID42,90513.1%+0.9 pts

22Boise County, IDID8,54512.9%−0.0 pts

23Payette County, IDID27,82412.6%−0.5 pts

24Blaine County, IDID25,51712.6%+4.8 pts

25Bonner County, IDID54,42012.6%−2.9 pts

26Lincoln County, IDID5,60312.5%−0.6 pts

27Canyon County, IDID275,12312.5%+0.5 pts

28Camas County, IDID1,31612.3%+4.0 pts

29Washington County, IDID11,58312.2%−1.1 pts

30Oneida County, IDID5,08512.2%+1.4 pts

31Power County, IDID8,24612.1%−4.1 pts

32Clearwater County, IDID9,11811.9%−1.6 pts

33Idaho County, IDID17,87411.7%−4.5 pts

34Cassia County, IDID26,39711.4%−2.2 pts

35Bingham County, IDID51,15311.3%−1.1 pts

36Kootenai County, IDID191,86410.3%−0.1 pts

37Clark County, IDID7839.8%−10.0 pts

38Bonneville County, IDID135,7719.8%−0.3 pts

39Franklin County, IDID15,8899.7%+2.3 pts

40Ada County, IDID546,1419.3%+1.6 pts

41Jefferson County, IDID35,2978.2%−2.2 pts

42Valley County, IDID12,8318.1%−1.2 pts

43Caribou County, IDID7,2527.7%−1.9 pts

44Teton County, IDID13,2546.9%−6.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS