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

Madison County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 44 counties in 2023, at 8.8%. Camas County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Idaho was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.8Madison County
Median3.344 counties
Idaho3.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 3.1 %Adams County: 6.6 %Bannock County: 4.6 %Bear Lake County: 2.6 %Benewah County: 3.9 %Bingham County: 5.8 %Blaine County: 2.6 %Boise County: 3 %Bonner County: 3.9 %Bonneville County: 3.8 %Boundary County: 3.3 %Butte County: 4.4 %Camas County: 0 %Canyon County: 3.4 %Caribou County: 2.9 %Cassia County: 2.5 %Clark County: 1.9 %Clearwater County: 3.5 %Custer County: 2.2 %Elmore County: 6.6 %Franklin County: 1.8 %Fremont County: 4.6 %Gem County: 2.8 %Gooding County: 5 %Idaho County: 3.7 %Jefferson County: 2.5 %Jerome County: 3.8 %Kootenai County: 3.3 %Latah County: 6.1 %Lemhi County: 3.4 %Lewis County: 3.5 %Lincoln County: 5.7 %Madison County: 8.8 %Minidoka County: 3 %Nez Perce County: 2.9 %Oneida County: 1.5 %Owyhee County: 2.1 %Payette County: 3.3 %Power County: 5.9 %Shoshone County: 5.1 %Teton County: 1.5 %Twin Falls County: 3.2 %Valley County: 2.9 %Washington County: 4.7 %
  • Under 2.5
  • 2.5 to 2.9
  • 2.9 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 5.1
  • 5.1 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Madison County: 8.8 %Madison County8.8Adams County: 6.6 %Adams County6.6Elmore County: 6.6 %Elmore County6.6Latah County: 6.1 %Latah County6.1Power County: 5.9 %Power County5.9Bingham County: 5.8 %Bingham County5.8Lincoln County: 5.7 %Lincoln County5.7Shoshone County: 5.1 %Shoshone County5.1Gooding County: 5 %Gooding County5Washington County: 4.7 %Washington County4.7Bannock County: 4.6 %Bannock County4.6Fremont County: 4.6 %Fremont County4.6Butte County: 4.4 %Butte County4.4Benewah County: 3.9 %Benewah County3.9Bonner County: 3.9 %Bonner County3.9Bonneville County: 3.8 %Bonneville County3.8Jerome County: 3.8 %Jerome County3.8Idaho County: 3.7 %Idaho County3.7Lewis County: 3.5 %Lewis County3.5Clearwater County: 3.5 %Clearwater County3.5Canyon County: 3.4 %Canyon County3.4Lemhi County: 3.4 %Lemhi County3.4Boundary County: 3.3 %Boundary County3.3Payette County: 3.3 %Payette County3.3Kootenai County: 3.3 %Kootenai County3.3Twin Falls County: 3.2 %Twin Falls County3.2Ada County: 3.1 %Ada County3.1Minidoka County: 3 %Minidoka County3Boise County: 3 %Boise County3Valley County: 2.9 %Valley County2.9Nez Perce County: 2.9 %Nez Perce County2.9Caribou County: 2.9 %Caribou County2.9Gem County: 2.8 %Gem County2.8Bear Lake County: 2.6 %Bear Lake County2.6Blaine County: 2.6 %Blaine County2.6Cassia County: 2.5 %Cassia County2.5Jefferson County: 2.5 %Jefferson County2.5Custer County: 2.2 %Custer County2.2Owyhee County: 2.1 %Owyhee County2.1Clark County: 1.9 %Clark County1.9Franklin County: 1.8 %Franklin County1.8Oneida County: 1.5 %Oneida County1.5Teton County: 1.5 %Teton County1.5Camas County: 0 %Camas County0Madison County: 8.8 %Madison County8.8Adams County: 6.6 %Adams County6.6Elmore County: 6.6 %Elmore County6.6Latah County: 6.1 %Latah County6.1Power County: 5.9 %Power County5.9Bingham County: 5.8 %Bingham County5.8Lincoln County: 5.7 %Lincoln County5.7Shoshone County: 5.1 %Shoshone County5.1Gooding County: 5 %Gooding County5Washington County: 4.7 %Washington County4.7Bannock County: 4.6 %Bannock County4.6Fremont County: 4.6 %Fremont County4.6Butte County: 4.4 %Butte County4.4Benewah County: 3.9 %Benewah County3.9Bonner County: 3.9 %Bonner County3.9Bonneville County: 3.8 %Bonneville County3.8Jerome County: 3.8 %Jerome County3.8Idaho County: 3.7 %Idaho County3.7Lewis County: 3.5 %Lewis County3.5Clearwater County: 3.5 %Clearwater County3.5Canyon County: 3.4 %Canyon County3.4Lemhi County: 3.4 %Lemhi County3.4Boundary County: 3.3 %Boundary County3.3Payette County: 3.3 %Payette County3.3Kootenai County: 3.3 %Kootenai County3.3Twin Falls County: 3.2 %Twin Falls County3.2Ada County: 3.1 %Ada County3.1Minidoka County: 3 %Minidoka County3Boise County: 3 %Boise County3Valley County: 2.9 %Valley County2.9Nez Perce County: 2.9 %Nez Perce County2.9Caribou County: 2.9 %Caribou County2.9Gem County: 2.8 %Gem County2.8Bear Lake County: 2.6 %Bear Lake County2.6Blaine County: 2.6 %Blaine County2.6Cassia County: 2.5 %Cassia County2.5Jefferson County: 2.5 %Jefferson County2.5Custer County: 2.2 %Custer County2.2Owyhee County: 2.1 %Owyhee County2.1Clark County: 1.9 %Clark County1.9Franklin County: 1.8 %Franklin County1.8Oneida County: 1.5 %Oneida County1.5Teton County: 1.5 %Teton County1.5Camas County: 0 %Camas County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Madison County8.8+0.6 pts
2Adams County6.6-2.1 pts
3Elmore County6.6+0.2 pts
4Latah County6.1+0.9 pts
5Power County5.9-1.6 pts
6Bingham County5.8-0.3 pts
7Lincoln County5.7+0.1 pts
8Shoshone County5.10 pts
9Gooding County5+1.5 pts
10Washington County4.7+0.2 pts
11Bannock County4.6-0.5 pts
11Fremont County4.6+0.1 pts
13Butte County4.4+2.4 pts
14Benewah County3.9+0.1 pts
15Bonner County3.9+0.4 pts
16Bonneville County3.8-0.8 pts
17Jerome County3.8+0.2 pts
18Idaho County3.7-0.6 pts
19Lewis County3.5-0.7 pts
20Clearwater County3.5-1 pts
21Canyon County3.4-0.2 pts
22Lemhi County3.4+0.2 pts
23Boundary County3.3-0.5 pts
24Payette County3.3-1 pts
25Kootenai County3.3+0.1 pts
26Twin Falls County3.2+0.1 pts
27Ada County3.1-0.1 pts
28Minidoka County3-0.3 pts
29Boise County3-0.4 pts
30Valley County2.9+1.4 pts
31Nez Perce County2.9-0.4 pts
32Caribou County2.90 pts
33Gem County2.8+0.1 pts
34Bear Lake County2.6-1.7 pts
35Blaine County2.6+0.3 pts
36Cassia County2.5-0.4 pts
37Jefferson County2.5+0.1 pts
38Custer County2.2+0.5 pts
39Owyhee County2.1-0.1 pts
40Clark County1.9-0 pts
41Franklin County1.8+0.7 pts
42Oneida County1.5+0.9 pts
43Teton County1.5-0.1 pts
44Camas County0-5 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/idaho-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madison County, with 8.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Camas County, with 0% in 2023.

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