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Most unemployed people, Idaho counties · 2020

Idaho counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 44 counties in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 44 is 303.

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01Ada County, IDID546,1419,273–

02Canyon County, IDID275,1235,104–

03Kootenai County, IDID191,8643,126–

04Bonneville County, IDID135,7712,150–

05Bannock County, IDID91,5912,110–

06Madison County, IDID55,1721,524–

07Twin Falls County, IDID97,5391,281–

08Bingham County, IDID51,1531,158–

09Latah County, IDID41,8421,133–

10Bonner County, IDID54,420777–

11Nez Perce County, IDID42,905679–

12Elmore County, IDID29,465671–

13Jerome County, IDID26,362551–

14Payette County, IDID27,824504–

15Jefferson County, IDID35,297480–

16Shoshone County, IDID14,130477–

17Gooding County, IDID16,446463–

18Minidoka County, IDID22,911440–

19Fremont County, IDID14,208365–

20Cassia County, IDID26,397364–

21Teton County, IDID13,254348–

22Idaho County, IDID17,874303–

23Benewah County, IDID10,508250–

24Washington County, IDID11,583246–

25Gem County, IDID21,773245–

26Blaine County, IDID25,517237–

27Power County, IDID8,246211–

28Adams County, IDID5,013206–

29Clearwater County, IDID9,118200–

30Owyhee County, IDID12,661143–

31Boundary County, IDID13,997131–

32Lemhi County, IDID8,474131–

33Caribou County, IDID7,252129–

34Bear Lake County, IDID6,727101–

35Lincoln County, IDID5,60396–

36Lewis County, IDID3,70474–

37Custer County, IDID4,63667–

38Boise County, IDID8,54566–

39Butte County, IDID2,78337–

40Valley County, IDID12,83136–

41Franklin County, IDID15,88931–

42Oneida County, IDID5,08513–

43Camas County, IDID1,31612–

44Clark County, IDID78312–

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