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Counties in Idaho by poverty rate

Latah County had the highest poverty rate of 44 counties in 2020, at 15.3%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Idaho was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.3Latah County
Lowest6.9Blaine County
Median11.644 counties
Idaho10.1History

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Latah CountyLatah County: 15.3 %15.3Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 15.3 %15.3Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 14.4 %14.4Madison CountyMadison County: 14.3 %14.3Butte CountyButte County: 14.2 %14.2Washington CountyWashington County: 14.2 %14.2Boundary CountyBoundary County: 14 %14Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 14 %14Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 14 %14Adams CountyAdams County: 13.7 %13.7Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 13.6 %13.6Idaho CountyIdaho County: 13.1 %13.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 12.9 %12.9Custer CountyCuster County: 12.7 %12.7Bonner CountyBonner County: 12.6 %12.6Fremont CountyFremont County: 12.6 %12.6Benewah CountyBenewah County: 12.5 %12.5Power CountyPower County: 12.4 %12.4Jerome CountyJerome County: 12.3 %12.3Bannock CountyBannock County: 12.2 %12.2Elmore CountyElmore County: 11.7 %11.7Clark CountyClark County: 11.6 %11.6Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 11.6 %11.6Boise CountyBoise County: 11.5 %11.5Payette CountyPayette County: 11.5 %11.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11.4 %11.4Gooding CountyGooding County: 11.2 %11.2Bingham CountyBingham County: 11.1 %11.1Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 11.1 %11.1Gem CountyGem County: 11 %11Canyon CountyCanyon County: 10.6 %10.6Cassia CountyCassia County: 10.1 %10.1Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 9.7 %9.7Oneida CountyOneida County: 9.7 %9.7Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 9.5 %9.5Valley CountyValley County: 8.7 %8.7Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 8.6 %8.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.5 %8.5Camas CountyCamas County: 8.3 %8.3Caribou CountyCaribou County: 7.9 %7.9Ada CountyAda County: 7.7 %7.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 7.7 %7.7Teton CountyTeton County: 7.4 %7.4Blaine CountyBlaine County: 6.9 %6.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Latah County15.3+3.6 pts
1Lemhi County15.3+1.8 pts
3Shoshone County14.4-4.7 pts
4Madison County14.3-13.1 pts
5Butte County14.2-0.4 pts
5Washington County14.2+0.8 pts
7Boundary County14-0.8 pts
7Clearwater County14+0.5 pts
7Minidoka County14+2.7 pts
10Adams County13.7+1 pts
11Owyhee County13.6-1.3 pts
12Idaho County13.1-0.7 pts
13Lewis County12.9-0.3 pts
14Custer County12.7-0.3 pts
15Bonner County12.60 pts
15Fremont County12.6-0.1 pts
17Benewah County12.5-2.9 pts
18Power County12.4-0.7 pts
19Jerome County12.3-1.9 pts
20Bannock County12.2-1.3 pts
21Elmore County11.7-2.4 pts
22Clark County11.6-2.9 pts
22Nez Perce County11.6+0.5 pts
24Boise County11.5-0.1 pts
24Payette County11.5+0.5 pts
26Lincoln County11.4+0.2 pts
27Gooding County11.2-3.9 pts
28Bingham County11.10 pts
28Twin Falls County11.1+0.1 pts
30Gem County11-1.7 pts
31Canyon County10.6+0.5 pts
32Cassia County10.1-1.9 pts
33Bonneville County9.7+0.4 pts
33Oneida County9.7-1.6 pts
35Bear Lake County9.5-2.3 pts
36Valley County8.7-0.1 pts
37Kootenai County8.6-1.4 pts
38Jefferson County8.5-0.7 pts
39Camas County8.3-0.7 pts
40Caribou County7.9-2.2 pts
41Ada County7.7-1.7 pts
41Franklin County7.7-0.5 pts
43Teton County7.4-0.3 pts
44Blaine County6.9-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Latah County, with 15.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Blaine County, with 6.9% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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