# Counties in Idaho by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/idaho-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/idaho-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Madison County | 24.3 |
| 2 | Latah County | 17.3 |
| 3 | Shoshone County | 15.4 |
| 4 | Clearwater County | 15.2 |
| 5 | Butte County | 15.1 |
| 5 | Clark County | 15.1 |
| 7 | Custer County | 14.7 |
| 8 | Lemhi County | 14.2 |
| 9 | Idaho County | 14 |
| 10 | Gooding County | 13.5 |
| 11 | Owyhee County | 13.2 |
| 12 | Power County | 13 |
| 13 | Benewah County | 12.9 |
| 13 | Cassia County | 12.9 |
| 15 | Payette County | 12.7 |
| 16 | Washington County | 12.6 |
| 17 | Lewis County | 12.5 |
| 18 | Adams County | 12.4 |
| 19 | Bannock County | 12.3 |
| 19 | Boundary County | 12.3 |
| 19 | Gem County | 12.3 |
| 22 | Bingham County | 11.4 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 11.4 |
| 24 | Elmore County | 11.3 |
| 24 | Fremont County | 11.3 |
| 26 | Jerome County | 11.1 |
| 27 | Bonner County | 11 |
| 28 | Twin Falls County | 10.9 |
| 29 | Nez Perce County | 10.6 |
| 30 | Oneida County | 10.4 |
| 31 | Caribou County | 10.2 |
| 32 | Boise County | 10 |
| 32 | Minidoka County | 10 |
| 34 | Bear Lake County | 9.9 |
| 34 | Canyon County | 9.9 |
| 36 | Camas County | 9 |
| 36 | Kootenai County | 9 |
| 38 | Ada County | 8.9 |
| 39 | Valley County | 8.8 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 8.5 |
| 41 | Bonneville County | 8.2 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 7.9 |
| 43 | Teton County | 7.5 |
| 44 | Blaine County | 6.7 |