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

Shoshone County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 44 counties in 2021, at 25.4%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Idaho was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.4Shoshone County
Lowest8.2Blaine County
Median15.644 counties
Idaho12.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 9.1 %Adams County: 20 %Bannock County: 14.3 %Bear Lake County: 13.4 %Benewah County: 18.3 %Bingham County: 13.4 %Blaine County: 8.2 %Boise County: 16.8 %Bonner County: 17.8 %Bonneville County: 11.8 %Boundary County: 18.7 %Butte County: 21.4 %Camas County: 13.3 %Canyon County: 12.6 %Caribou County: 12.6 %Cassia County: 13.9 %Clark County: 21.2 %Clearwater County: 22.8 %Custer County: 20.3 %Elmore County: 17.1 %Franklin County: 10.1 %Fremont County: 15.5 %Gem County: 15.2 %Gooding County: 15 %Idaho County: 18.7 %Jefferson County: 9.4 %Jerome County: 15.9 %Kootenai County: 10.7 %Latah County: 10.3 %Lemhi County: 21.2 %Lewis County: 20.9 %Lincoln County: 15.6 %Madison County: 13.4 %Minidoka County: 15 %Nez Perce County: 16 %Oneida County: 13.5 %Owyhee County: 19.7 %Payette County: 15.6 %Power County: 16 %Shoshone County: 25.4 %Teton County: 9.6 %Twin Falls County: 16.5 %Valley County: 11.2 %Washington County: 20 %
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%, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Shoshone County: 25.4 %Shoshone County25.4Clearwater County: 22.8 %Clearwater County22.8Butte County: 21.4 %Butte County21.4Clark County: 21.2 %Clark County21.2Lemhi County: 21.2 %Lemhi County21.2Lewis County: 20.9 %Lewis County20.9Custer County: 20.3 %Custer County20.3Adams County: 20 %Adams County20Washington County: 20 %Washington County20Owyhee County: 19.7 %Owyhee County19.7Boundary County: 18.7 %Boundary County18.7Idaho County: 18.7 %Idaho County18.7Benewah County: 18.3 %Benewah County18.3Bonner County: 17.8 %Bonner County17.8Elmore County: 17.1 %Elmore County17.1Boise County: 16.8 %Boise County16.8Twin Falls County: 16.5 %Twin Falls County16.5Nez Perce County: 16 %Nez Perce County16Power County: 16 %Power County16Jerome County: 15.9 %Jerome County15.9Lincoln County: 15.6 %Lincoln County15.6Payette County: 15.6 %Payette County15.6Fremont County: 15.5 %Fremont County15.5Gem County: 15.2 %Gem County15.2Gooding County: 15 %Gooding County15Minidoka County: 15 %Minidoka County15Bannock County: 14.3 %Bannock County14.3Cassia County: 13.9 %Cassia County13.9Oneida County: 13.5 %Oneida County13.5Bear Lake County: 13.4 %Bear Lake County13.4Bingham County: 13.4 %Bingham County13.4Madison County: 13.4 %Madison County13.4Camas County: 13.3 %Camas County13.3Canyon County: 12.6 %Canyon County12.6Caribou County: 12.6 %Caribou County12.6Bonneville County: 11.8 %Bonneville County11.8Valley County: 11.2 %Valley County11.2Kootenai County: 10.7 %Kootenai County10.7Latah County: 10.3 %Latah County10.3Franklin County: 10.1 %Franklin County10.1Teton County: 9.6 %Teton County9.6Jefferson County: 9.4 %Jefferson County9.4Ada County: 9.1 %Ada County9.1Blaine County: 8.2 %Blaine County8.2Shoshone County: 25.4 %Shoshone County25.4Clearwater County: 22.8 %Clearwater County22.8Butte County: 21.4 %Butte County21.4Clark County: 21.2 %Clark County21.2Lemhi County: 21.2 %Lemhi County21.2Lewis County: 20.9 %Lewis County20.9Custer County: 20.3 %Custer County20.3Adams County: 20 %Adams County20Washington County: 20 %Washington County20Owyhee County: 19.7 %Owyhee County19.7Boundary County: 18.7 %Boundary County18.7Idaho County: 18.7 %Idaho County18.7Benewah County: 18.3 %Benewah County18.3Bonner County: 17.8 %Bonner County17.8Elmore County: 17.1 %Elmore County17.1Boise County: 16.8 %Boise County16.8Twin Falls County: 16.5 %Twin Falls County16.5Nez Perce County: 16 %Nez Perce County16Power County: 16 %Power County16Jerome County: 15.9 %Jerome County15.9Lincoln County: 15.6 %Lincoln County15.6Payette County: 15.6 %Payette County15.6Fremont County: 15.5 %Fremont County15.5Gem County: 15.2 %Gem County15.2Gooding County: 15 %Gooding County15Minidoka County: 15 %Minidoka County15Bannock County: 14.3 %Bannock County14.3Cassia County: 13.9 %Cassia County13.9Oneida County: 13.5 %Oneida County13.5Bear Lake County: 13.4 %Bear Lake County13.4Bingham County: 13.4 %Bingham County13.4Madison County: 13.4 %Madison County13.4Camas County: 13.3 %Camas County13.3Canyon County: 12.6 %Canyon County12.6Caribou County: 12.6 %Caribou County12.6Bonneville County: 11.8 %Bonneville County11.8Valley County: 11.2 %Valley County11.2Kootenai County: 10.7 %Kootenai County10.7Latah County: 10.3 %Latah County10.3Franklin County: 10.1 %Franklin County10.1Teton County: 9.6 %Teton County9.6Jefferson County: 9.4 %Jefferson County9.4Ada County: 9.1 %Ada County9.1Blaine County: 8.2 %Blaine County8.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Shoshone County25.4+4.4 pts
2Clearwater County22.8-0.8 pts
3Butte County21.4+3.8 pts
4Clark County21.2+1 pts
4Lemhi County21.2-1.1 pts
6Lewis County20.9+1.4 pts
7Custer County20.3+1 pts
8Adams County20-2.3 pts
8Washington County200 pts
10Owyhee County19.7+0.5 pts
11Boundary County18.7-1.6 pts
11Idaho County18.7+0.2 pts
13Benewah County18.3+0.6 pts
14Bonner County17.8+0.7 pts
15Elmore County17.1+1.6 pts
16Boise County16.8-0.4 pts
17Twin Falls County16.5+3.2 pts
18Nez Perce County16+3.3 pts
18Power County16-0.8 pts
20Jerome County15.9+0.6 pts
21Lincoln County15.6-0.1 pts
21Payette County15.6+1.2 pts
23Fremont County15.5-1.5 pts
24Gem County15.2-0.4 pts
25Gooding County15-1.5 pts
25Minidoka County15-4 pts
27Bannock County14.3+0.6 pts
28Cassia County13.9+1.4 pts
29Oneida County13.5+1 pts
30Bear Lake County13.4+1.6 pts
30Bingham County13.4+1.2 pts
30Madison County13.4+2.9 pts
33Camas County13.3+3.7 pts
34Canyon County12.6+0.1 pts
34Caribou County12.6+0.7 pts
36Bonneville County11.8-0.7 pts
37Valley County11.2-0.1 pts
38Kootenai County10.7+0.8 pts
39Latah County10.3-0.4 pts
40Franklin County10.1+0.4 pts
41Teton County9.6-0.5 pts
42Jefferson County9.4-0.4 pts
43Ada County9.1+2.1 pts
44Blaine County8.2+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Idaho by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/idaho-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Idaho by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/idaho-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/idaho-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Shoshone County, with 25.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Blaine County, with 8.2% in 2021.

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