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Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in February 2026, at 9.1%. Madison County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Idaho was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.1Adams County
Lowest3.1Madison County
Median4.544 counties
Idaho3.7History

All counties, February 2026

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Adams CountyAdams County: 9.1 %9.1Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 7.8 %7.8Bonner CountyBonner County: 6.9 %6.9Boundary CountyBoundary County: 6.7 %6.7Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 6.7 %6.7Benewah CountyBenewah County: 6.6 %6.6Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 6.6 %6.6Washington CountyWashington County: 6.4 %6.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.3 %6.3Custer CountyCuster County: 6 %6Idaho CountyIdaho County: 5.8 %5.8Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 5.6 %5.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.5 %5.5Elmore CountyElmore County: 5.2 %5.2Payette CountyPayette County: 5.2 %5.2Valley CountyValley County: 5.2 %5.2Camas CountyCamas County: 5 %5Boise CountyBoise County: 4.9 %4.9Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 4.9 %4.9Clark CountyClark County: 4.7 %4.7Gooding CountyGooding County: 4.6 %4.6Bannock CountyBannock County: 4.5 %4.5Caribou CountyCaribou County: 4.5 %4.5Fremont CountyFremont County: 4.4 %4.4Bingham CountyBingham County: 4.2 %4.2Canyon CountyCanyon County: 4.2 %4.2Gem CountyGem County: 4.1 %4.1Jerome CountyJerome County: 4.1 %4.1Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 4.1 %4.1Power CountyPower County: 4.1 %4.1Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 4 %4Blaine CountyBlaine County: 4 %4Butte CountyButte County: 4 %4Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 4 %4Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3.9 %3.9Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.9 %3.9Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.7 %3.7Ada CountyAda County: 3.6 %3.6Oneida CountyOneida County: 3.6 %3.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.5 %3.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.5 %3.5Latah CountyLatah County: 3.4 %3.4Teton CountyTeton County: 3.3 %3.3Madison CountyMadison County: 3.1 %3.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Adams County9.1-1.5 pts
2Clearwater County7.8+0.6 pts
3Bonner County6.9-0.2 pts
4Boundary County6.7-1.9 pts
4Shoshone County6.7-1 pts
6Benewah County6.6-0.6 pts
6Lemhi County6.6+0.6 pts
8Washington County6.4+0.4 pts
9Lincoln County6.3+0.3 pts
10Custer County6-1 pts
11Idaho County5.8-0.9 pts
12Kootenai County5.6-0.2 pts
13Lewis County5.5+0.8 pts
14Elmore County5.2-0.2 pts
14Payette County5.2-0.2 pts
14Valley County5.2-0.8 pts
17Camas County5+0.5 pts
18Boise County4.9-0.3 pts
18Owyhee County4.9-0.5 pts
20Clark County4.7-0.3 pts
21Gooding County4.6-0.1 pts
22Bannock County4.5+0.1 pts
22Caribou County4.5-0.7 pts
24Fremont County4.4-0.4 pts
25Bingham County4.2-0.1 pts
25Canyon County4.2-0.2 pts
27Gem County4.1-0.2 pts
27Jerome County4.1-0.2 pts
27Minidoka County4.1+0.3 pts
27Power County4.1-0.5 pts
31Bear Lake County4+0.5 pts
31Blaine County4+0.3 pts
31Butte County4-0.9 pts
31Nez Perce County4-0.3 pts
35Bonneville County3.9+0.2 pts
35Twin Falls County3.9-0.1 pts
37Cassia County3.7+0.1 pts
38Ada County3.6+0.1 pts
38Oneida County3.6+0.6 pts
40Franklin County3.5-0.4 pts
40Jefferson County3.5-0.1 pts
42Latah County3.4-0.2 pts
43Teton County3.3+0.4 pts
44Madison County3.1-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Adams County, with 9.1% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Madison County, with 3.1% in February 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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