Shoshone County in figures

A profile of Shoshone County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Shoshone County was 14,130 in 2025, up 0.7% from 2024, and the 21st lowest of 44 counties in Idaho.

Median age44.8 years2024Down 0.3 years from 2023The 13th highest of 44 counties in Idaho
Population aged 65 and over25.9%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 15th highest of 44 counties in Idaho
Foreign-born population share1.8%2024Up 0.2 percentage points from 2023
Population density2.1 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.7% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June1462025, estimatedCompared with 45 in 2024
13K13.2K13.4K13.6K13.8K14K14.2K2020202120222023202420252020: 13,198 persons2021: 13,604 persons2022: 13,924 persons2023: 14,029 persons2024: 14,026 persons2025: 14,130 persons13K13.3K13.5K13.8K14K14.3K2020202220252020: 13,198 persons2021: 13,604 persons2022: 13,924 persons2023: 14,029 persons2024: 14,026 persons2025: 14,130 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Shoshone County was 4% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.4 percentage points from August 2025, and the 10th highest of 44 counties in Idaho.

Unemployment rate4%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.4 percentage points from August 2025The 10th highest of 44 counties in Idaho
Poverty rate (US official measure)15.4%2024Down 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Gini index39.22024Down 1.6 points from 2023
3456782021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.6 %2021-08: 5.1 %2021-09: 4.3 %2021-10: 4.2 %2021-11: 4.8 %2021-12: 4.7 %2022-01: 6 %2022-02: 5.9 %2022-03: 5.6 %2022-04: 5.2 %2022-05: 4.5 %2022-06: 4.1 %2022-07: 4 %2022-08: 4 %2022-09: 3.5 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 5.5 %2022-12: 5.6 %2023-01: 6.9 %2023-02: 6.7 %2023-03: 6.1 %2023-04: 5.2 %2023-05: 5 %2023-06: 4.2 %2023-07: 4.3 %2023-08: 4.8 %2023-09: 5 %2023-10: 4.8 %2023-11: 5 %2023-12: 5.7 %2024-01: 6.8 %2024-02: 7.1 %2024-03: 6.5 %2024-04: 5.8 %2024-05: 5.4 %2024-06: 5 %2024-07: 5 %2024-08: 5.1 %2024-09: 4.4 %2024-10: 4.6 %2024-11: 5.6 %2024-12: 6 %2025-01: 7.4 %2025-02: 7.7 %2025-03: 6.5 %2025-04: 5.9 %2025-05: 5.4 %2025-06: 4.7 %2025-07: 4.6 %2025-08: 4.4 %2025-09: 4.4 %2025-11: 5.8 %2025-12: 5.3 %2026-01: 6.9 %2026-02: 6.7 %2026-03: 6 %2026-04: 4.8 %2026-05: 4.5 %2026-06: 4.4 %2026-07: 3.9 %2026-08: 4 %24682021-072023-042025-012026-082021-07: 5.6 %2021-08: 5.1 %2021-09: 4.3 %2021-10: 4.2 %2021-11: 4.8 %2021-12: 4.7 %2022-01: 6 %2022-02: 5.9 %2022-03: 5.6 %2022-04: 5.2 %2022-05: 4.5 %2022-06: 4.1 %2022-07: 4 %2022-08: 4 %2022-09: 3.5 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 5.5 %2022-12: 5.6 %2023-01: 6.9 %2023-02: 6.7 %2023-03: 6.1 %2023-04: 5.2 %2023-05: 5 %2023-06: 4.2 %2023-07: 4.3 %2023-08: 4.8 %2023-09: 5 %2023-10: 4.8 %2023-11: 5 %2023-12: 5.7 %2024-01: 6.8 %2024-02: 7.1 %2024-03: 6.5 %2024-04: 5.8 %2024-05: 5.4 %2024-06: 5 %2024-07: 5 %2024-08: 5.1 %2024-09: 4.4 %2024-10: 4.6 %2024-11: 5.6 %2024-12: 6 %2025-01: 7.4 %2025-02: 7.7 %2025-03: 6.5 %2025-04: 5.9 %2025-05: 5.4 %2025-06: 4.7 %2025-07: 4.6 %2025-08: 4.4 %2025-09: 4.4 %2025-11: 5.8 %2025-12: 5.3 %2026-01: 6.9 %2026-02: 6.7 %2026-03: 6 %2026-04: 4.8 %2026-05: 4.5 %2026-06: 4.4 %2026-07: 3.9 %2026-08: 4 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Shoshone County was $954.93 million in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023, and the 22nd highest of 44 counties in Idaho.

2004006008001,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 253 USD million2002: 259 USD million2003: 279.4 USD million2004: 306.8 USD million2005: 407.8 USD million2006: 423.7 USD million2007: 478.5 USD million2008: 622.9 USD million2009: 575.4 USD million2010: 698 USD million2011: 789.8 USD million2012: 569.8 USD million2013: 699.3 USD million2014: 794.1 USD million2015: 672.3 USD million2016: 643.8 USD million2017: 463.2 USD million2018: 487.5 USD million2019: 465.1 USD million2020: 591.3 USD million2021: 768.3 USD million2022: 774.9 USD million2023: 920.5 USD million2024: 954.9 USD million2004006008001,00020012009201720242001: 253 USD million2002: 259 USD million2003: 279.4 USD million2004: 306.8 USD million2005: 407.8 USD million2006: 423.7 USD million2007: 478.5 USD million2008: 622.9 USD million2009: 575.4 USD million2010: 698 USD million2011: 789.8 USD million2012: 569.8 USD million2013: 699.3 USD million2014: 794.1 USD million2015: 672.3 USD million2016: 643.8 USD million2017: 463.2 USD million2018: 487.5 USD million2019: 465.1 USD million2020: 591.3 USD million2021: 768.3 USD million2022: 774.9 USD million2023: 920.5 USD million2024: 954.9 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Shoshone County was $267,400 in 2024, up 20.1% from 2023, and the 9th lowest of 44 counties in Idaho.

100K150K200K250K300K20212022202320242021: 141,800 USD2022: 183,200 USD2023: 222,700 USD2024: 267,400 USD100K150K200K250K300K202120242021: 141,800 USD2022: 183,200 USD2023: 222,700 USD2024: 267,400 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Shoshone County were 302 in 2023, unchanged from 2022, and tied for the 19th lowest of 44 counties in Idaho.

Establishment entry rate8.531%2023Down 1.63 percentage points from 2022The 3rd lowest of 43 counties in Idaho
Establishment exit rate8.847%2023Down 0.04 percentage points from 2022The 8th lowest of 43 counties in Idaho
Job creation rate10.172%2023Down 4.93 percentage points from 2022
Farms442022No 2021 figure to compare
28030032034036019992003200720112015201920231999: 319 count2000: 314 count2001: 307 count2002: 301 count2003: 302 count2004: 318 count2005: 311 count2006: 337 count2007: 341 count2008: 359 count2009: 335 count2010: 313 count2011: 298 count2012: 292 count2013: 292 count2014: 289 count2015: 281 count2016: 293 count2017: 299 count2018: 299 count2019: 292 count2020: 288 count2021: 298 count2022: 302 count2023: 302 count2803003203403601999200820231999: 319 count2000: 314 count2001: 307 count2002: 301 count2003: 302 count2004: 318 count2005: 311 count2006: 337 count2007: 341 count2008: 359 count2009: 335 count2010: 313 count2011: 298 count2012: 292 count2013: 292 count2014: 289 count2015: 281 count2016: 293 count2017: 299 count2018: 299 count2019: 292 count2020: 288 count2021: 298 count2022: 302 count2023: 302 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Shoshone County was 44 in 2025, down 2 points from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 23 counties in Idaho in 2005.

10203040506020012005200920132017202120252001: 21 index2002: 19 index2003: 20 index2004: 46 index2005: 48 index2006: 49 index2007: 55 index2008: 55 index2009: 56 index2010: 54 index2011: 45 index2012: 44 index2013: 58 index2014: 49 index2015: 53 index2016: 47 index2017: 51 index2018: 53 index2019: 38 index2020: 41 index2021: 49 index2022: 42 index2023: 47 index2024: 46 index2025: 44 index1020304050602001201020252001: 21 index2002: 19 index2003: 20 index2004: 46 index2005: 48 index2006: 49 index2007: 55 index2008: 55 index2009: 56 index2010: 54 index2011: 45 index2012: 44 index2013: 58 index2014: 49 index2015: 53 index2016: 47 index2017: 51 index2018: 53 index2019: 38 index2020: 41 index2021: 49 index2022: 42 index2023: 47 index2024: 46 index2025: 44 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
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  26. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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