# Counties in Idaho by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 44 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/idaho-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Butte County | 19.8 |
| 1 | Shoshone County | 19.8 |
| 3 | Lemhi County | 19.6 |
| 4 | Custer County | 19.3 |
| 5 | Clark County | 19 |
| 6 | Clearwater County | 18.7 |
| 7 | Benewah County | 18.6 |
| 8 | Boundary County | 18.2 |
| 9 | Idaho County | 17.6 |
| 10 | Adams County | 17.5 |
| 11 | Lewis County | 17.4 |
| 12 | Washington County | 17 |
| 13 | Owyhee County | 16.9 |
| 14 | Gem County | 16.2 |
| 15 | Power County | 15.8 |
| 16 | Payette County | 15.7 |
| 17 | Boise County | 15.6 |
| 18 | Gooding County | 15.4 |
| 18 | Madison County | 15.4 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 15 |
| 21 | Bingham County | 14.5 |
| 22 | Fremont County | 14.2 |
| 23 | Bonner County | 13.8 |
| 24 | Elmore County | 13.7 |
| 25 | Cassia County | 13.5 |
| 25 | Jerome County | 13.5 |
| 27 | Bear Lake County | 13 |
| 28 | Twin Falls County | 12.6 |
| 29 | Camas County | 12.3 |
| 29 | Caribou County | 12.3 |
| 31 | Oneida County | 12.2 |
| 32 | Bannock County | 12 |
| 33 | Minidoka County | 11.4 |
| 34 | Nez Perce County | 11.3 |
| 35 | Canyon County | 11 |
| 36 | Latah County | 10.9 |
| 37 | Bonneville County | 10.3 |
| 38 | Teton County | 10.2 |
| 39 | Valley County | 9.7 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 9.4 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | 9.2 |
| 42 | Kootenai County | 8.8 |
| 43 | Ada County | 7.5 |
| 44 | Blaine County | 6.9 |