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Idaho poverty rate

10.5%

Share of Idaho residents in poverty, 2024 (estimate)

+0.4 pts since 2023 (10.1%); −0.7 pts since 2019 (11.2%); −4.3 pts since 2014 (14.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Status: estimate. Published .

Population below the poverty level in the past 12 months as a percent of the population for whom poverty status is determined: B17001_002E / B17001_001E * 100.

Change and comparison

From 2010 (15.7%) to 2024 (10.5%), the change was −5.2 pts.

The series high is 16.5% in 2011 and the low is 10.1% in 2023.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 33rd highest in 2024. Louisiana was highest at 18.7% and New Hampshire lowest at 7.2%.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 3rd highest; Nevada is next above at 11.6% and Montana next below at 10.2%.

Idaho was 1.6 pts below the national figure of 12.1%.

Historical data

Idaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 15.7% in 2010, 10.5% in 2024.0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%201020152020IdahoUnitedStatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 15.7% in 2010, 10.5% in 2024.0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercentIdaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024Idaho poverty rate, 2010 to 2024. 8 series. Idaho: 15.7% in 2010, 10.5% in 2024.0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%201020152020IdahoUnited StatesMontanaNevadaOregonUtahWashingtonWyomingPercent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Published .

Data table (14 rows)
PeriodIdaho (percent)United States (percent)Montana (percent)Nevada (percent)Oregon (percent)Utah (percent)Washington (percent)Wyoming (percent)
201015.7%15.3%14.6%14.9%15.8%13.2%13.4%11.2%
201116.5%15.9%14.8%15.9%17.5%13.5%13.9%11.3%
201215.9%15.9%15.5%16.4%17.2%12.8%13.5%12.6%
201315.6%15.8%16.5%15.8%16.7%12.7%14.1%10.9%
201414.8%15.5%15.4%15.2%16.6%11.7%13.2%11.2%
201515.1%14.7%14.6%14.7%15.4%11.3%12.2%11.1%
201614.4%14.0%13.3%13.8%13.3%10.2%11.3%11.3%
201712.8%13.4%12.5%13.0%13.2%9.7%11.0%11.3%
201811.8%13.1%13.0%12.9%12.6%9.0%10.3%11.1%
201911.2%12.3%12.6%12.5%11.4%8.9%9.8%10.1%
202111.0%12.8%11.9%14.1%12.2%8.6%9.9%11.4%
202210.7%12.6%12.1%12.5%12.1%8.2%10.0%11.8%
202310.1%12.5%11.7%12.0%12.2%9.0%10.3%11.3%
202410.5%12.1%10.2%11.6%11.8%8.3%9.9%10.1%

By county

44 of 44 counties have a value for 2020–2024. Idaho statewide on the same basis: 10.6%. Population below the poverty level in the past 12 months as a percent of the population for whom poverty status is determined: B17001_002E / B17001_001E * 100.

  1. Madison24.5%
  2. Butte19.3%
  3. Adams17.9%
  4. Latah17.6%
  5. Custer15.8%
  6. Lewis15.3%
  7. Washington15.3%
  8. Minidoka14.5%
  9. Boundary13.6%
  10. Clearwater13.2%
  11. Shoshone13.1%
  12. Gooding13.0%
  13. Benewah12.9%
  14. Lemhi12.8%
  15. Jerome12.6%
  16. Cassia12.4%
  17. Bannock12.3%
  18. Nez Perce12.2%
  19. Owyhee12.2%
  20. Gem12.0%
  21. Bingham11.7%
  22. Clark11.7%
  23. Valley11.7%
  24. Twin Falls11.5%
  25. Bonner11.1%
  26. Idaho11.1%
  27. Oneida10.8%
  28. Canyon10.5%
  29. Elmore10.5%
  30. Lincoln10.5%
  31. Payette10.2%
  32. Fremont10.1%
  33. Bonneville9.8%
  34. Jefferson9.7%
  35. Power9.5%
  36. Caribou9.2%
  37. Teton9.1%
  38. Kootenai9.0%
  39. Ada8.3%
  40. Franklin7.9%
  41. Boise7.7%
  42. Bear Lake7.0%
  43. Blaine6.6%
  44. Camas5.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Ada County: 8.3% Percent (2020–2024)Adams County: 17.9% Percent (2020–2024)Bannock County: 12.3% Percent (2020–2024)Bear Lake County: 7.0% Percent (2020–2024)Benewah County: 12.9% Percent (2020–2024)Bingham County: 11.7% Percent (2020–2024)Blaine County: 6.6% Percent (2020–2024)Boise County: 7.7% Percent (2020–2024)Bonner County: 11.1% Percent (2020–2024)Bonneville County: 9.8% Percent (2020–2024)Boundary County: 13.6% Percent (2020–2024)Butte County: 19.3% Percent (2020–2024)Camas County: 5.9% Percent (2020–2024)Canyon County: 10.5% Percent (2020–2024)Caribou County: 9.2% Percent (2020–2024)Cassia County: 12.4% Percent (2020–2024)Clark County: 11.7% Percent (2020–2024)Clearwater County: 13.2% Percent (2020–2024)Custer County: 15.8% Percent (2020–2024)Elmore County: 10.5% Percent (2020–2024)Franklin County: 7.9% Percent (2020–2024)Fremont County: 10.1% Percent (2020–2024)Gem County: 12.0% Percent (2020–2024)Gooding County: 13.0% Percent (2020–2024)Idaho County: 11.1% Percent (2020–2024)Jefferson County: 9.7% Percent (2020–2024)Jerome County: 12.6% Percent (2020–2024)Kootenai County: 9.0% Percent (2020–2024)Latah County: 17.6% Percent (2020–2024)Lemhi County: 12.8% Percent (2020–2024)Lewis County: 15.3% Percent (2020–2024)Lincoln County: 10.5% Percent (2020–2024)Madison County: 24.5% Percent (2020–2024)Minidoka County: 14.5% Percent (2020–2024)Nez Perce County: 12.2% Percent (2020–2024)Oneida County: 10.8% Percent (2020–2024)Owyhee County: 12.2% Percent (2020–2024)Payette County: 10.2% Percent (2020–2024)Power County: 9.5% Percent (2020–2024)Shoshone County: 13.1% Percent (2020–2024)Teton County: 9.1% Percent (2020–2024)Twin Falls County: 11.5% Percent (2020–2024)Valley County: 11.7% Percent (2020–2024)Washington County: 15.3% Percent (2020–2024)
  • 5.9% to 9.3%
  • 9.4% to 10.8%
  • 10.9% to 12.1%
  • 12.2% to 13.3%
  • 13.4% to 24.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Data period 2020-2024. Published .

Data table (44 rows)
County2020–2024
Madison County24.5%
Butte County19.3%
Adams County17.9%
Latah County17.6%
Custer County15.8%
Lewis County15.3%
Washington County15.3%
Minidoka County14.5%
Boundary County13.6%
Clearwater County13.2%
Shoshone County13.1%
Gooding County13.0%
Benewah County12.9%
Lemhi County12.8%
Jerome County12.6%
Cassia County12.4%
Bannock County12.3%
Nez Perce County12.2%
Owyhee County12.2%
Gem County12.0%
Bingham County11.7%
Clark County11.7%
Valley County11.7%
Twin Falls County11.5%
Bonner County11.1%
Idaho County11.1%
Oneida County10.8%
Canyon County10.5%
Elmore County10.5%
Lincoln County10.5%
Payette County10.2%
Fremont County10.1%
Bonneville County9.8%
Jefferson County9.7%
Power County9.5%
Caribou County9.2%
Teton County9.1%
Kootenai County9.0%
Ada County8.3%
Franklin County7.9%
Boise County7.7%
Bear Lake County7.0%
Blaine County6.6%
Camas County5.9%

Compared with other states

  1. Louisiana18.7%
  2. Mississippi17.8%
  3. District of Columbia17.3%
  4. United States12.1%
  5. Oregon11.8%
  6. Nevada11.6%
  7. Idaho10.5%
  8. Montana10.2%
  9. Wyoming10.1%
  10. Washington9.9%
  11. Vermont9.0%
  12. Utah8.3%
  13. New Hampshire7.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates. Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 52 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. Louisiana18.7%
2. Mississippi17.8%
3. District of Columbia17.3%
4. West Virginia16.7%
5. New Mexico16.4%
6. Kentucky15.6%
7. Arkansas15.5%
8. Alabama15.2%
9. Oklahoma14.9%
10. New York14.0%
Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. Louisiana18.7%
2. Mississippi17.8%
3. District of Columbia17.3%
4. West Virginia16.7%
5. New Mexico16.4%
6. Kentucky15.6%
7. Arkansas15.5%
8. Alabama15.2%
9. Oklahoma14.9%
10. New York14.0%
11. Tennessee13.5%
12. Michigan13.4%
13. Texas13.4%
14. South Carolina13.3%
15. Ohio12.7%
16. Georgia12.6%
17. North Carolina12.5%
18. Missouri12.3%
19. Indiana12.2%
20. Rhode Island12.2%
21. United States12.1%
22. Florida12.0%
23. California11.8%
24. Oregon11.8%
25. Arizona11.7%
26. Illinois11.6%
27. Nevada11.6%
28. Pennsylvania11.6%
29. Iowa11.3%
30. North Dakota11.1%
31. Kansas10.9%
32. Nebraska10.9%
33. Maine10.6%
34. Idaho10.5%
35. South Dakota10.4%
36. Wisconsin10.3%
37. Alaska10.2%
38. Connecticut10.2%
39. Montana10.2%
40. Wyoming10.1%
41. Hawaii10.0%
42. Washington9.9%
43. Massachusetts9.7%
44. Virginia9.7%
45. Colorado9.6%
46. Delaware9.6%
47. Minnesota9.3%
48. New Jersey9.2%
49. Maryland9.1%
50. Vermont9.0%
51. Utah8.3%
52. New Hampshire7.2%

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates
Geography
Nation and states, including the District of Columbia, plus the five Idaho places with population over 65,000: Boise City, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Meridian and Nampa
Time coverage
2010-2019, 2021-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/acs/acs1?get=NAME,{variables}&for=state:*|us:*|place:*+in+state:16&key=... (2021-2024 instead pulled from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/, see caveats)
Methodology
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology.html
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates, built by scripts/fetch-census-acs.py

Caveats

  • Values are single-year estimates; margins of error are not shown.
  • Dollar figures are in that survey year's dollars, not adjusted for inflation across years.
  • 1-year estimates are not comparable to 5-year estimates (census-acs5) for the same geography or metric.
  • There is no standard 2020 ACS 1-year release: the Census Bureau replaced it with experimental COVID-19 estimates, so 2020 is omitted here.
  • Place figures are for the incorporated city as the Census Bureau defines its boundary, not the metro area or county.
  • Which of Idaho's places clear the 65,000-person floor for 1-year estimates can vary by year.
  • The race and ethnicity breakdown uses table B03002, not B02001, whose race categories double-count people who are also Hispanic or Latino.

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