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

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 counties in 2021, at 9.7%. Oneida County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Idaho was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.7Adams County
Lowest0.3Oneida County
Median3.944 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 3.5 %Adams County: 9.7 %Bannock County: 5.2 %Bear Lake County: 4.2 %Benewah County: 4.4 %Bingham County: 5.4 %Blaine County: 2.4 %Boise County: 1.5 %Bonner County: 3.7 %Bonneville County: 4.2 %Boundary County: 4.1 %Butte County: 2.9 %Camas County: 2.4 %Canyon County: 4.4 %Caribou County: 2.7 %Cassia County: 3.1 %Clark County: 1.6 %Clearwater County: 5.8 %Custer County: 4.8 %Elmore County: 6.9 %Franklin County: 0.8 %Fremont County: 5.3 %Gem County: 3.7 %Gooding County: 5.6 %Idaho County: 4.3 %Jefferson County: 3.5 %Jerome County: 3.8 %Kootenai County: 3.6 %Latah County: 5.4 %Lemhi County: 3.5 %Lewis County: 3.6 %Lincoln County: 6.7 %Madison County: 6.5 %Minidoka County: 3.9 %Nez Perce County: 3.3 %Oneida County: 0.3 %Owyhee County: 2.9 %Payette County: 4.3 %Power County: 5.9 %Shoshone County: 6.3 %Teton County: 3.5 %Twin Falls County: 3.7 %Valley County: 0.8 %Washington County: 6.6 %
  • Under 2.8
  • 2.8 to 3.5
  • 3.5 to 3.9
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  • 4.4 to 5.7
  • 5.7 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.7 %Adams County9.7Elmore County: 6.9 %Elmore County6.9Lincoln County: 6.7 %Lincoln County6.7Washington County: 6.6 %Washington County6.6Madison County: 6.5 %Madison County6.5Shoshone County: 6.3 %Shoshone County6.3Power County: 5.9 %Power County5.9Clearwater County: 5.8 %Clearwater County5.8Gooding County: 5.6 %Gooding County5.6Bingham County: 5.4 %Bingham County5.4Latah County: 5.4 %Latah County5.4Fremont County: 5.3 %Fremont County5.3Bannock County: 5.2 %Bannock County5.2Custer County: 4.8 %Custer County4.8Benewah County: 4.4 %Benewah County4.4Canyon County: 4.4 %Canyon County4.4Payette County: 4.3 %Payette County4.3Idaho County: 4.3 %Idaho County4.3Bonneville County: 4.2 %Bonneville County4.2Bear Lake County: 4.2 %Bear Lake County4.2Boundary County: 4.1 %Boundary County4.1Minidoka County: 3.9 %Minidoka County3.9Jerome County: 3.8 %Jerome County3.8Twin Falls County: 3.7 %Twin Falls County3.7Bonner County: 3.7 %Bonner County3.7Gem County: 3.7 %Gem County3.7Lewis County: 3.6 %Lewis County3.6Kootenai County: 3.6 %Kootenai County3.6Jefferson County: 3.5 %Jefferson County3.5Ada County: 3.5 %Ada County3.5Lemhi County: 3.5 %Lemhi County3.5Teton County: 3.5 %Teton County3.5Nez Perce County: 3.3 %Nez Perce County3.3Cassia County: 3.1 %Cassia County3.1Owyhee County: 2.9 %Owyhee County2.9Butte County: 2.9 %Butte County2.9Caribou County: 2.7 %Caribou County2.7Blaine County: 2.4 %Blaine County2.4Camas County: 2.4 %Camas County2.4Clark County: 1.6 %Clark County1.6Boise County: 1.5 %Boise County1.5Franklin County: 0.8 %Franklin County0.8Valley County: 0.8 %Valley County0.8Oneida County: 0.3 %Oneida County0.3Adams County: 9.7 %Adams County9.7Elmore County: 6.9 %Elmore County6.9Lincoln County: 6.7 %Lincoln County6.7Washington County: 6.6 %Washington County6.6Madison County: 6.5 %Madison County6.5Shoshone County: 6.3 %Shoshone County6.3Power County: 5.9 %Power County5.9Clearwater County: 5.8 %Clearwater County5.8Gooding County: 5.6 %Gooding County5.6Bingham County: 5.4 %Bingham County5.4Latah County: 5.4 %Latah County5.4Fremont County: 5.3 %Fremont County5.3Bannock County: 5.2 %Bannock County5.2Custer County: 4.8 %Custer County4.8Benewah County: 4.4 %Benewah County4.4Canyon County: 4.4 %Canyon County4.4Payette County: 4.3 %Payette County4.3Idaho County: 4.3 %Idaho County4.3Bonneville County: 4.2 %Bonneville County4.2Bear Lake County: 4.2 %Bear Lake County4.2Boundary County: 4.1 %Boundary County4.1Minidoka County: 3.9 %Minidoka County3.9Jerome County: 3.8 %Jerome County3.8Twin Falls County: 3.7 %Twin Falls County3.7Bonner County: 3.7 %Bonner County3.7Gem County: 3.7 %Gem County3.7Lewis County: 3.6 %Lewis County3.6Kootenai County: 3.6 %Kootenai County3.6Jefferson County: 3.5 %Jefferson County3.5Ada County: 3.5 %Ada County3.5Lemhi County: 3.5 %Lemhi County3.5Teton County: 3.5 %Teton County3.5Nez Perce County: 3.3 %Nez Perce County3.3Cassia County: 3.1 %Cassia County3.1Owyhee County: 2.9 %Owyhee County2.9Butte County: 2.9 %Butte County2.9Caribou County: 2.7 %Caribou County2.7Blaine County: 2.4 %Blaine County2.4Camas County: 2.4 %Camas County2.4Clark County: 1.6 %Clark County1.6Boise County: 1.5 %Boise County1.5Franklin County: 0.8 %Franklin County0.8Valley County: 0.8 %Valley County0.8Oneida County: 0.3 %Oneida County0.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Adams County9.7
2Elmore County6.9
3Lincoln County6.7
4Washington County6.6
5Madison County6.5
6Shoshone County6.3
7Power County5.9
8Clearwater County5.8
9Gooding County5.6
10Bingham County5.4
11Latah County5.4
12Fremont County5.3
13Bannock County5.2
14Custer County4.8
15Benewah County4.4
16Canyon County4.4
17Payette County4.3
18Idaho County4.3
19Bonneville County4.2
20Bear Lake County4.2
21Boundary County4.1
22Minidoka County3.9
23Jerome County3.8
24Twin Falls County3.7
25Bonner County3.7
26Gem County3.7
27Lewis County3.6
28Kootenai County3.6
29Jefferson County3.5
30Ada County3.5
31Lemhi County3.5
31Teton County3.5
33Nez Perce County3.3
34Cassia County3.1
35Owyhee County2.9
36Butte County2.9
37Caribou County2.7
38Blaine County2.4
39Camas County2.4
40Clark County1.6
41Boise County1.5
42Franklin County0.8
43Valley County0.8
44Oneida County0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Adams County, with 9.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oneida County, with 0.3% in 2021.

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