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Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Madison County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 counties in 2022, at 30.1%. Camas County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 11.7% and the figure for Idaho was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.1Madison County
Lowest6.7Camas County
Median11.744 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Ada County: 8.8 %Adams County: 14.6 %Bannock County: 12.5 %Bear Lake County: 10.6 %Benewah County: 14.5 %Bingham County: 10.4 %Blaine County: 6.9 %Boise County: 9.4 %Bonner County: 11.9 %Bonneville County: 9.5 %Boundary County: 18.5 %Butte County: 22.1 %Camas County: 6.7 %Canyon County: 10.2 %Caribou County: 6.7 %Cassia County: 10.4 %Clark County: 9.2 %Clearwater County: 11.3 %Custer County: 11.6 %Elmore County: 12 %Franklin County: 9.6 %Fremont County: 11.4 %Gem County: 11.8 %Gooding County: 13.3 %Idaho County: 10.4 %Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jerome County: 14.7 %Kootenai County: 9.3 %Latah County: 14 %Lemhi County: 10.7 %Lewis County: 17.7 %Lincoln County: 11.8 %Madison County: 30.1 %Minidoka County: 15.1 %Nez Perce County: 14.1 %Oneida County: 13.5 %Owyhee County: 13.1 %Payette County: 10.6 %Power County: 11.2 %Shoshone County: 16 %Teton County: 10 %Twin Falls County: 12.5 %Valley County: 14 %Washington County: 18.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Madison County: 30.1 %Madison County30.1Butte County: 22.1 %Butte County22.1Boundary County: 18.5 %Boundary County18.5Washington County: 18.1 %Washington County18.1Lewis County: 17.7 %Lewis County17.7Shoshone County: 16 %Shoshone County16Minidoka County: 15.1 %Minidoka County15.1Jerome County: 14.7 %Jerome County14.7Adams County: 14.6 %Adams County14.6Benewah County: 14.5 %Benewah County14.5Nez Perce County: 14.1 %Nez Perce County14.1Valley County: 14 %Valley County14Latah County: 14 %Latah County14Oneida County: 13.5 %Oneida County13.5Gooding County: 13.3 %Gooding County13.3Owyhee County: 13.1 %Owyhee County13.1Bannock County: 12.5 %Bannock County12.5Twin Falls County: 12.5 %Twin Falls County12.5Elmore County: 12 %Elmore County12Bonner County: 11.9 %Bonner County11.9Gem County: 11.8 %Gem County11.8Lincoln County: 11.8 %Lincoln County11.8Custer County: 11.6 %Custer County11.6Fremont County: 11.4 %Fremont County11.4Clearwater County: 11.3 %Clearwater County11.3Power County: 11.2 %Power County11.2Lemhi County: 10.7 %Lemhi County10.7Bear Lake County: 10.6 %Bear Lake County10.6Payette County: 10.6 %Payette County10.6Bingham County: 10.4 %Bingham County10.4Idaho County: 10.4 %Idaho County10.4Cassia County: 10.4 %Cassia County10.4Canyon County: 10.2 %Canyon County10.2Teton County: 10 %Teton County10Franklin County: 9.6 %Franklin County9.6Bonneville County: 9.5 %Bonneville County9.5Boise County: 9.4 %Boise County9.4Kootenai County: 9.3 %Kootenai County9.3Clark County: 9.2 %Clark County9.2Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Ada County: 8.8 %Ada County8.8Blaine County: 6.9 %Blaine County6.9Caribou County: 6.7 %Caribou County6.7Camas County: 6.7 %Camas County6.7Madison County: 30.1 %Madison County30.1Butte County: 22.1 %Butte County22.1Boundary County: 18.5 %Boundary County18.5Washington County: 18.1 %Washington County18.1Lewis County: 17.7 %Lewis County17.7Shoshone County: 16 %Shoshone County16Minidoka County: 15.1 %Minidoka County15.1Jerome County: 14.7 %Jerome County14.7Adams County: 14.6 %Adams County14.6Benewah County: 14.5 %Benewah County14.5Nez Perce County: 14.1 %Nez Perce County14.1Valley County: 14 %Valley County14Latah County: 14 %Latah County14Oneida County: 13.5 %Oneida County13.5Gooding County: 13.3 %Gooding County13.3Owyhee County: 13.1 %Owyhee County13.1Bannock County: 12.5 %Bannock County12.5Twin Falls County: 12.5 %Twin Falls County12.5Elmore County: 12 %Elmore County12Bonner County: 11.9 %Bonner County11.9Gem County: 11.8 %Gem County11.8Lincoln County: 11.8 %Lincoln County11.8Custer County: 11.6 %Custer County11.6Fremont County: 11.4 %Fremont County11.4Clearwater County: 11.3 %Clearwater County11.3Power County: 11.2 %Power County11.2Lemhi County: 10.7 %Lemhi County10.7Bear Lake County: 10.6 %Bear Lake County10.6Payette County: 10.6 %Payette County10.6Bingham County: 10.4 %Bingham County10.4Idaho County: 10.4 %Idaho County10.4Cassia County: 10.4 %Cassia County10.4Canyon County: 10.2 %Canyon County10.2Teton County: 10 %Teton County10Franklin County: 9.6 %Franklin County9.6Bonneville County: 9.5 %Bonneville County9.5Boise County: 9.4 %Boise County9.4Kootenai County: 9.3 %Kootenai County9.3Clark County: 9.2 %Clark County9.2Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Ada County: 8.8 %Ada County8.8Blaine County: 6.9 %Blaine County6.9Caribou County: 6.7 %Caribou County6.7Camas County: 6.7 %Camas County6.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Madison County30.1+5.8 pts
2Butte County22.1-0.9 pts
3Boundary County18.5+1.1 pts
4Washington County18.1+4.3 pts
5Lewis County17.7+1.5 pts
6Shoshone County16+0.9 pts
7Minidoka County15.1-2.9 pts
8Jerome County14.7-1.1 pts
9Adams County14.6-1.5 pts
10Benewah County14.5-0.2 pts
11Nez Perce County14.1-0.5 pts
12Valley County14+3.4 pts
13Latah County14-2.3 pts
14Oneida County13.5+1.9 pts
15Gooding County13.3-1.7 pts
16Owyhee County13.1-2.1 pts
17Bannock County12.5-0.2 pts
18Twin Falls County12.5-0.5 pts
19Elmore County12-2.2 pts
20Bonner County11.9+0.2 pts
21Gem County11.8+1 pts
22Lincoln County11.8-0.6 pts
23Custer County11.6-3.6 pts
24Fremont County11.4-0.6 pts
25Clearwater County11.3-2.4 pts
26Power County11.2+1.5 pts
27Lemhi County10.7-1.7 pts
28Bear Lake County10.6-2.5 pts
29Payette County10.6-0.3 pts
30Bingham County10.4-0.6 pts
30Idaho County10.4-1.4 pts
32Cassia County10.4+0.2 pts
33Canyon County10.2-0.9 pts
34Teton County10+1.8 pts
35Franklin County9.6-1.8 pts
36Bonneville County9.5-0.1 pts
37Boise County9.4-2.2 pts
38Kootenai County9.3-0.1 pts
39Clark County9.2+3.9 pts
40Jefferson County8.9+1 pts
41Ada County8.8-0.4 pts
42Blaine County6.9-3 pts
43Caribou County6.70 pts
44Camas County6.7-7.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Idaho by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Madison County, with 30.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Camas County, with 6.7% in 2022.

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