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Counties in Idaho by poverty rate

Madison County had the highest poverty rate of 44 counties in 2022, at 21.6%. Blaine County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for Idaho was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.6Madison County
Lowest6.9Blaine County
Median11.844 counties
Idaho10.5History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Madison CountyMadison County: 21.6 %21.6Latah CountyLatah County: 16.1 %16.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 15.8 %15.8Butte CountyButte County: 14.9 %14.9Clark CountyClark County: 14.5 %14.5Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 14.5 %14.5Benewah CountyBenewah County: 14.4 %14.4Washington CountyWashington County: 14.2 %14.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 14 %14Power CountyPower County: 13.9 %13.9Gooding CountyGooding County: 13.3 %13.3Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 13.3 %13.3Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 13.1 %13.1Custer CountyCuster County: 12.9 %12.9Gem CountyGem County: 12.9 %12.9Bannock CountyBannock County: 12.7 %12.7Idaho CountyIdaho County: 12.6 %12.6Boundary CountyBoundary County: 12.4 %12.4Bonner CountyBonner County: 12.3 %12.3Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 12.3 %12.3Adams CountyAdams County: 12.1 %12.1Bingham CountyBingham County: 11.8 %11.8Fremont CountyFremont County: 11.7 %11.7Jerome CountyJerome County: 11.7 %11.7Payette CountyPayette County: 11.7 %11.7Cassia CountyCassia County: 11.6 %11.6Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 11.1 %11.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 10.8 %10.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 10.8 %10.8Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 10.7 %10.7Elmore CountyElmore County: 10.6 %10.6Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 10.6 %10.6Canyon CountyCanyon County: 10.5 %10.5Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 10 %10Boise CountyBoise County: 9.7 %9.7Caribou CountyCaribou County: 9.7 %9.7Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 9.6 %9.6Camas CountyCamas County: 9.4 %9.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.4 %8.4Ada CountyAda County: 8 %8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 8 %8Valley CountyValley 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Madison County21.6+4 pts
2Latah County16.1+2.5 pts
3Lewis County15.8+2.6 pts
4Butte County14.9-0.9 pts
5Clark County14.5+0.2 pts
5Clearwater County14.5-0.3 pts
7Benewah County14.4+0.7 pts
8Washington County14.2+0.5 pts
9Lemhi County14+2 pts
10Power County13.9+1.2 pts
11Gooding County13.3+2.4 pts
11Shoshone County13.3-4.6 pts
13Owyhee County13.1-1.1 pts
14Custer County12.9+0.3 pts
14Gem County12.9+0.5 pts
16Bannock County12.7-0.2 pts
17Idaho County12.6-0.9 pts
18Boundary County12.4+0.3 pts
19Bonner County12.3+0.5 pts
19Minidoka County12.3-1.6 pts
21Adams County12.1-0.7 pts
22Bingham County11.8+0.5 pts
23Fremont County11.7-0.1 pts
23Jerome County11.7-0.9 pts
23Payette County11.7-0.3 pts
26Cassia County11.6+0.3 pts
27Twin Falls County11.1-2.3 pts
28Lincoln County10.8-0.5 pts
28Oneida County10.80 pts
30Bonneville County10.7+0.9 pts
31Elmore County10.6-0.7 pts
31Nez Perce County10.6-4.8 pts
33Canyon County10.5-0.5 pts
34Kootenai County10+0.5 pts
35Boise County9.7-2.3 pts
35Caribou County9.7-0.1 pts
37Bear Lake County9.6-0.1 pts
38Camas County9.4-0.1 pts
39Jefferson County8.4+0.4 pts
40Ada County8-0.7 pts
40Franklin County8-0.2 pts
42Valley County7.7-0.6 pts
43Teton County7.40 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Madison County, with 21.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Blaine County, with 6.9% in 2022.

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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