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Most residents in poverty, Idaho counties · 1990

Idaho counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 44 is 1,896.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Ada County, IDID546,14118,168–

02Canyon County, IDID275,12313,610–

03Bannock County, IDID91,5919,098–

04Kootenai County, IDID191,8648,416–

05Twin Falls County, IDID97,5397,298–

06Bonneville County, IDID135,7717,129–

07Madison County, IDID55,1726,783–

08Bingham County, IDID51,1535,870–

09Latah County, IDID41,8425,673–

10Bonner County, IDID54,4204,146–

11Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054,062–

12Payette County, IDID27,8242,930–

13Cassia County, IDID26,3972,823–

14Elmore County, IDID29,4652,702–

15Minidoka County, IDID22,9112,581–

16Jerome County, IDID26,3622,414–

17Jefferson County, IDID35,2972,363–

18Shoshone County, IDID14,1302,261–

19Owyhee County, IDID12,6612,073–

20Gem County, IDID21,7732,001–

21Gooding County, IDID16,4461,980–

22Idaho County, IDID17,8741,896–

23Washington County, IDID11,5831,672–

24Fremont County, IDID14,2081,629–

25Lemhi County, IDID8,4741,397–

26Benewah County, IDID10,5081,296–

27Boundary County, IDID13,9971,163–

28Blaine County, IDID25,5171,041–

29Clearwater County, IDID9,1181,038–

30Franklin County, IDID15,889983–

31Power County, IDID8,246936–

32Bear Lake County, IDID6,727869–

33Valley County, IDID12,831778–

34Teton County, IDID13,254622–

35Custer County, IDID4,636613–

36Lewis County, IDID3,704548–

37Caribou County, IDID7,252494–

38Oneida County, IDID5,085491–

39Boise County, IDID8,545462–

40Lincoln County, IDID5,603450–

41Butte County, IDID2,783395–

42Adams County, IDID5,013355–

43Camas County, IDID1,31686–

44Clark County, IDID78371–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS