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Lowest poverty rate, Idaho cities · 2000

Idaho cities with the lowest 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

01Eagle, IDID34,6583.8%+0%

02Meridian, IDID142,9885.6%+0%

03Ammon, IDID20,1195.6%+0%

04Hailey, IDID10,0536.1%+0%

05Preston, IDID6,1776.7%+0%

06Rathdrum, IDID13,2278.2%+0%

07Boise City, IDID238,4298.4%+0%

08Star, IDID20,8748.5%+0%

09Kimberly, IDID5,7988.7%+0%

10Hayden, IDID17,3639.2%+0%

11Post Falls, IDID46,7159.4%+0%

12Shelley, IDID5,3039.6%+0%

13Mountain Home, IDID16,77910.4%+0%

14Middleton, IDID12,60010.4%+0%

15Idaho Falls, IDID71,78510.9%+0%

16Fruitland, IDID7,21311.9%+0%

17Lewiston, IDID34,71712.0%+0%

18Chubbuck, IDID16,82312.0%+0%

19Rigby, IDID5,75712.1%+0%

20Nampa, IDID120,38412.4%+0%

21Garden City, IDID13,04712.7%+0%

22Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17912.8%+0%

23Twin Falls, IDID56,21614.1%+0%

24Kuna, IDID31,52514.2%+0%

25Blackfoot, IDID13,36114.6%+0%

26Payette, IDID8,81315.2%+0%

27Pocatello, IDID58,77115.4%+0%

28Weiser, IDID6,24915.4%+0%

29Jerome, IDID13,73115.5%+0%

30Caldwell, IDID76,62916.0%+0%

31Emmett, IDID8,90017.8%+0%

32Sandpoint, IDID10,64518.0%+0%

33Burley, IDID12,40918.4%+0%

34Rupert, IDID6,46021.5%+0%

35Moscow, IDID26,72122.4%+0%

36Rexburg, IDID40,33444.4%+0%

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