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Counties in Idaho by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Washington County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 44 counties in 2021, at 63.5%. Power County had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 43.9% and the figure for Idaho was 44.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.5Washington County
Lowest9.9Power County
Median43.944 counties
Idaho44.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 44.5 %Adams County: 36.4 %Bannock County: 42.8 %Bear Lake County: 45.7 %Benewah County: 40.2 %Bingham County: 35.7 %Blaine County: 34.6 %Boise County: 25.1 %Bonner County: 43.6 %Bonneville County: 44.2 %Boundary County: 40.7 %Butte County: 63.2 %Camas County: 60.9 %Canyon County: 46.1 %Caribou County: 35.5 %Cassia County: 33.4 %Clark County: 56.4 %Clearwater County: 46.5 %Custer County: 52.6 %Elmore County: 46.1 %Franklin County: 58.5 %Fremont County: 41.2 %Gem County: 30.9 %Gooding County: 45.7 %Idaho County: 42.9 %Jefferson County: 22.2 %Jerome County: 35.6 %Kootenai County: 50.8 %Latah County: 50.1 %Lemhi County: 53.5 %Lewis County: 39.2 %Lincoln County: 40.6 %Madison County: 59.7 %Minidoka County: 39.5 %Nez Perce County: 49.4 %Oneida County: 44.6 %Owyhee County: 35.6 %Payette County: 29.5 %Power County: 9.9 %Shoshone County: 42.1 %Teton County: 45.8 %Twin Falls County: 45.7 %Valley County: 55.1 %Washington County: 63.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Washington County: 63.5 %Washington County63.5Butte County: 63.2 %Butte County63.2Camas County: 60.9 %Camas County60.9Madison County: 59.7 %Madison County59.7Franklin County: 58.5 %Franklin County58.5Clark County: 56.4 %Clark County56.4Valley County: 55.1 %Valley County55.1Lemhi County: 53.5 %Lemhi County53.5Custer County: 52.6 %Custer County52.6Kootenai County: 50.8 %Kootenai County50.8Latah County: 50.1 %Latah County50.1Nez Perce County: 49.4 %Nez Perce County49.4Clearwater County: 46.5 %Clearwater County46.5Canyon County: 46.1 %Canyon County46.1Elmore County: 46.1 %Elmore County46.1Teton County: 45.8 %Teton County45.8Gooding County: 45.7 %Gooding County45.7Bear Lake County: 45.7 %Bear Lake County45.7Twin Falls County: 45.7 %Twin Falls County45.7Oneida County: 44.6 %Oneida County44.6Ada County: 44.5 %Ada County44.5Bonneville County: 44.2 %Bonneville County44.2Bonner County: 43.6 %Bonner County43.6Idaho County: 42.9 %Idaho County42.9Bannock County: 42.8 %Bannock County42.8Shoshone County: 42.1 %Shoshone County42.1Fremont County: 41.2 %Fremont County41.2Boundary County: 40.7 %Boundary County40.7Lincoln County: 40.6 %Lincoln County40.6Benewah County: 40.2 %Benewah County40.2Minidoka County: 39.5 %Minidoka County39.5Lewis County: 39.2 %Lewis County39.2Adams County: 36.4 %Adams County36.4Bingham County: 35.7 %Bingham County35.7Jerome County: 35.6 %Jerome County35.6Owyhee County: 35.6 %Owyhee County35.6Caribou County: 35.5 %Caribou County35.5Blaine County: 34.6 %Blaine County34.6Cassia County: 33.4 %Cassia County33.4Gem County: 30.9 %Gem County30.9Payette County: 29.5 %Payette County29.5Boise County: 25.1 %Boise County25.1Jefferson County: 22.2 %Jefferson County22.2Power County: 9.9 %Power County9.9Washington County: 63.5 %Washington County63.5Butte County: 63.2 %Butte County63.2Camas County: 60.9 %Camas County60.9Madison County: 59.7 %Madison County59.7Franklin County: 58.5 %Franklin County58.5Clark County: 56.4 %Clark County56.4Valley County: 55.1 %Valley County55.1Lemhi County: 53.5 %Lemhi County53.5Custer County: 52.6 %Custer County52.6Kootenai County: 50.8 %Kootenai County50.8Latah County: 50.1 %Latah County50.1Nez Perce County: 49.4 %Nez Perce County49.4Clearwater County: 46.5 %Clearwater County46.5Canyon County: 46.1 %Canyon County46.1Elmore County: 46.1 %Elmore County46.1Teton County: 45.8 %Teton County45.8Gooding County: 45.7 %Gooding County45.7Bear Lake County: 45.7 %Bear Lake County45.7Twin Falls County: 45.7 %Twin Falls County45.7Oneida County: 44.6 %Oneida County44.6Ada County: 44.5 %Ada County44.5Bonneville County: 44.2 %Bonneville County44.2Bonner County: 43.6 %Bonner County43.6Idaho County: 42.9 %Idaho County42.9Bannock County: 42.8 %Bannock County42.8Shoshone County: 42.1 %Shoshone County42.1Fremont County: 41.2 %Fremont County41.2Boundary County: 40.7 %Boundary County40.7Lincoln County: 40.6 %Lincoln County40.6Benewah County: 40.2 %Benewah County40.2Minidoka County: 39.5 %Minidoka County39.5Lewis County: 39.2 %Lewis County39.2Adams County: 36.4 %Adams County36.4Bingham County: 35.7 %Bingham County35.7Jerome County: 35.6 %Jerome County35.6Owyhee County: 35.6 %Owyhee County35.6Caribou County: 35.5 %Caribou County35.5Blaine County: 34.6 %Blaine County34.6Cassia County: 33.4 %Cassia County33.4Gem County: 30.9 %Gem County30.9Payette County: 29.5 %Payette County29.5Boise County: 25.1 %Boise County25.1Jefferson County: 22.2 %Jefferson County22.2Power County: 9.9 %Power County9.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washington County63.5
2Butte County63.2
3Camas County60.9
4Madison County59.7
5Franklin County58.5
6Clark County56.4
7Valley County55.1
8Lemhi County53.5
9Custer County52.6
10Kootenai County50.8
11Latah County50.1
12Nez Perce County49.4
13Clearwater County46.5
14Canyon County46.1
15Elmore County46.1
16Teton County45.8
17Gooding County45.7
18Bear Lake County45.7
19Twin Falls County45.7
20Oneida County44.6
21Ada County44.5
22Bonneville County44.2
23Bonner County43.6
24Idaho County42.9
25Bannock County42.8
26Shoshone County42.1
27Fremont County41.2
28Boundary County40.7
29Lincoln County40.6
30Benewah County40.2
31Minidoka County39.5
32Lewis County39.2
33Adams County36.4
34Bingham County35.7
35Jerome County35.6
36Owyhee County35.6
37Caribou County35.5
38Blaine County34.6
39Cassia County33.4
40Gem County30.9
41Payette County29.5
42Boise County25.1
43Jefferson County22.2
44Power County9.9

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Idaho by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/idaho-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Idaho by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/idaho-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/idaho-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Washington County, with 63.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Power County, with 9.9% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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