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Most residents in poverty, Idaho counties

Idaho counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 44 counties in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Ada County, IDID546,14143,257+88%

02Canyon County, IDID275,12326,359+67%

03Kootenai County, IDID191,86416,458+45%

04Madison County, IDID55,17213,369+60%

05Bonneville County, IDID135,77112,650+51%

06Bannock County, IDID91,59111,004+5%

07Twin Falls County, IDID97,53910,761+31%

08Latah County, IDID41,8427,240+24%

09Bingham County, IDID51,1535,815+12%

10Bonner County, IDID54,4205,676−1%

11Nez Perce County, IDID42,9055,229+15%

12Minidoka County, IDID22,9113,228+8%

13Jefferson County, IDID35,2973,209+61%

14Jerome County, IDID26,3623,170+25%

15Cassia County, IDID26,3973,163+8%

16Elmore County, IDID29,4653,077−6%

17Payette County, IDID27,8242,728+1%

18Gem County, IDID21,7732,469+24%

19Gooding County, IDID16,4462,071+6%

20Idaho County, IDID17,8741,936−23%

21Shoshone County, IDID14,1301,803−20%

22Boundary County, IDID13,9971,797+16%

23Washington County, IDID11,5831,703+29%

24Blaine County, IDID25,5171,656+12%

25Owyhee County, IDID12,6611,530−15%

26Valley County, IDID12,8311,448+105%

27Fremont County, IDID14,2081,404−16%

28Benewah County, IDID10,5081,308+1%

29Clearwater County, IDID9,1181,192−1%

30Franklin County, IDID15,8891,187+42%

31Teton County, IDID13,2541,133+46%

32Lemhi County, IDID8,4741,059−11%

33Adams County, IDID5,013850+62%

34Power County, IDID8,246770−37%

35Custer County, IDID4,636705+14%

36Caribou County, IDID7,252660−6%

37Boise County, IDID8,545639−26%

38Lewis County, IDID3,704564+26%

39Lincoln County, IDID5,603561+6%

40Butte County, IDID2,783517−2%

41Oneida County, IDID5,085515+15%

42Bear Lake County, IDID6,727467−24%

43Clark County, IDID783100−51%

44Camas County, IDID1,31666−20%

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