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Child Poverty in
Idaho

Idaho's child poverty rate is 11.3% across 44 counties, meaning 52K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

11.3%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

52K

Children in poverty

10.1%

All-ages poverty

$74,859

Median income

Idaho by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Idaho. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Idaho at a glance

Children in poverty

52K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

11.3%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

10.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

10.1%

Entire population

Concentration

1.12×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$74,859

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 44 counties in Idaho.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Clark County 24.1%
  2. 2 Butte County 21.3%
  3. 3 Adams County 19.7%
  4. 4 Shoshone County 19.7%
  5. 5 Clearwater County 19.1%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Ada County 7.5%
  2. 2 Blaine County 7.5%
  3. 3 Jefferson County 8.9%
  4. 4 Latah County 9.1%
  5. 5 Franklin County 9.3%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Ada County 8K
  2. 2 Canyon County 8K
  3. 3 Bonneville County 5K
  4. 4 Kootenai County 4K
  5. 5 Twin Falls County 3K

Every county in Idaho

All 44 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Ada County 7.5% 6.4% 8.0% 0.94× 8,343 $90,513
Adams County 19.7% 18.2% 12.2% 1.61× 163 $59,829
Bannock County 12.2% 11.1% 11.9% 1.03× 2,709 $67,371
Bear Lake County 12.1% 11.2% 10.1% 1.20× 209 $67,519
Benewah County 17.3% 15.5% 13.0% 1.33× 395 $60,872
Bingham County 13.4% 12.1% 11.1% 1.21× 1,925 $73,409
Blaine County 7.5% 6.8% 6.9% 1.09× 343 $94,471
Boise County 15.5% 15.4% 10.1% 1.53× 203 $74,433
Bonner County 14.4% 13.4% 10.5% 1.37× 1,453 $68,030
Bonneville County 12.0% 11.2% 10.2% 1.18× 4,552 $74,948
Boundary County 16.7% 16.4% 11.5% 1.45× 526 $65,044
Butte County 21.3% 20.0% 14.6% 1.46× 134 $57,678
Camas County 10.7% 8.6% 8.2% 1.30× 29 $72,175
Canyon County 12.2% 10.9% 10.1% 1.21× 8,120 $72,059
Caribou County 12.0% 11.0% 9.7% 1.24× 236 $70,183
Cassia County 13.3% 12.3% 11.5% 1.16× 1,038 $68,267
Clark County 24.1% 26.0% 15.3% 1.58× 45 $55,625
Clearwater County 19.1% 18.1% 14.5% 1.32× 258 $58,757
Custer County 18.5% 16.9% 14.6% 1.27× 136 $58,294
Elmore County 14.7% 14.3% 11.8% 1.25× 1,043 $64,247
Franklin County 9.3% 8.9% 7.1% 1.31× 429 $80,768
Fremont County 15.2% 14.8% 11.2% 1.36× 491 $72,061
Gem County 13.0% 12.2% 10.9% 1.19× 589 $62,479
Gooding County 17.1% 15.9% 12.8% 1.34× 699 $65,662
Idaho County 16.9% 15.6% 13.7% 1.23× 600 $57,210
Jefferson County 8.9% 8.1% 7.8% 1.14× 956 $81,566
Jerome County 14.2% 13.2% 12.3% 1.15× 1,053 $62,543
Kootenai County 10.8% 9.8% 9.3% 1.16× 4,343 $75,235
Latah County 9.1% 8.2% 14.3% 0.64× 718 $63,916
Lemhi County 17.0% 15.0% 13.0% 1.31× 258 $57,562
Lewis County 16.2% 15.5% 13.5% 1.20× 127 $53,212
Lincoln County 15.7% 14.9% 12.1% 1.30× 215 $65,511
Madison County 11.5% 12.0% 20.6% 0.56× 1,245 $58,236
Minidoka County 13.4% 12.5% 11.2% 1.20× 840 $68,029
Nez Perce County 13.0% 11.1% 11.0% 1.18× 1,149 $70,340
Oneida County 12.5% 12.2% 10.0% 1.25× 169 $67,137
Owyhee County 15.9% 14.9% 11.8% 1.35× 476 $60,701
Payette County 14.3% 13.6% 11.2% 1.28× 958 $67,532
Power County 15.2% 14.5% 12.4% 1.23× 371 $68,403
Shoshone County 19.7% 18.0% 15.7% 1.25× 571 $59,937
Teton County 9.5% 8.7% 6.6% 1.44× 250 $94,895
Twin Falls County 12.7% 11.3% 10.5% 1.21× 3,095 $66,664
Valley County 10.1% 9.3% 7.8% 1.29× 225 $84,024
Washington County 17.0% 15.3% 13.5% 1.26× 421 $57,369

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