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Most residents in poverty, Idaho counties · 2010

Idaho counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, IDID546,14139,926+73%

02Canyon County, IDID275,12332,644+107%

03Kootenai County, IDID191,86416,418+44%

04Madison County, IDID55,17212,102+44%

05Bannock County, IDID91,59111,622+11%

06Bonneville County, IDID135,77111,422+37%

07Twin Falls County, IDID97,53910,044+23%

08Latah County, IDID41,8428,015+37%

09Bingham County, IDID51,1536,716+30%

10Bonner County, IDID54,4205,831+2%

11Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054,551−0%

12Payette County, IDID27,8243,547+31%

13Cassia County, IDID26,3973,542+21%

14Jerome County, IDID26,3623,460+36%

15Elmore County, IDID29,4653,242−1%

16Idaho County, IDID17,8743,105+23%

17Jefferson County, IDID35,2972,655+33%

18Minidoka County, IDID22,9112,625−12%

19Gooding County, IDID16,4462,557+31%

20Owyhee County, IDID12,6612,555+42%

21Gem County, IDID21,7732,466+24%

22Shoshone County, IDID14,1302,290+1%

23Boundary County, IDID13,9972,067+34%

24Blaine County, IDID25,5171,998+35%

25Franklin County, IDID15,8891,749+109%

26Lemhi County, IDID8,4741,590+33%

27Valley County, IDID12,8311,522+115%

28Benewah County, IDID10,5081,414+9%

29Washington County, IDID11,5831,351+2%

30Boise County, IDID8,5451,143+33%

31Fremont County, IDID14,2081,128−33%

32Clearwater County, IDID9,1181,027−15%

33Power County, IDID8,246868−29%

34Bear Lake County, IDID6,727834+36%

35Lincoln County, IDID5,603799+51%

36Teton County, IDID13,254748−3%

37Lewis County, IDID3,704610+36%

38Custer County, IDID4,636605−3%

39Caribou County, IDID7,252583−17%

40Oneida County, IDID5,085572+28%

41Adams County, IDID5,013495−6%

42Butte County, IDID2,783398−24%

43Camas County, IDID1,316182+122%

44Clark County, IDID783111−45%

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