PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
Idaho
Idaho had an overall SNAP participation rate of 7.8% across 44 counties, with a coverage gap of 59.6% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
7.8%
SNAP participation
59.6%
Poverty coverage gap
54K
SNAP households
$74,636
Median income
Idaho by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Idaho. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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Idaho at a glance
SNAP households
54K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
7.8%
All households
Poverty coverage
40.4%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
33.9%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
51.7%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
59.6%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 44 counties in Idaho.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 Camas 100.0%
- 2 Clark 100.0%
- 3 Adams 97.0%
- 4 Valley 91.4%
- 5 Idaho 88.3%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Fremont 54.8%
- 2 Lemhi 51.9%
- 3 Bannock 47.4%
- 4 Shoshone 44.0%
- 5 Lewis 42.1%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Bannock 14.5%
- 2 Payette 13.9%
- 3 Boundary 12.4%
- 4 Lemhi 12.1%
- 5 Shoshone 11.7%
Every county in Idaho
All 44 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 5.1% | 23.6% | 76.3% | 33.9% | 51.2% | 61.6% | $88,907 |
| Adams | 2.7% | 3.0% | 97.0% | 75.0% | 64.6% | 83.3% | $59,286 |
| Bannock | 14.5% | 47.4% | 52.6% | 29.9% | 48.7% | 57.2% | $64,080 |
| Bear Lake | 5.1% | 14.6% | 85.4% | 20.5% | 53.8% | 67.5% | $67,304 |
| Benewah | 10.7% | 40.8% | 59.2% | 45.0% | 53.9% | 37.5% | $56,553 |
| Bingham | 9.9% | 40.1% | 59.9% | 26.7% | 62.1% | 57.0% | $76,842 |
| Blaine | 4.5% | 14.5% | 85.5% | 49.8% | 16.1% | 80.5% | $84,470 |
| Boise | 6.4% | 33.8% | 66.2% | 55.1% | 31.1% | 66.7% | $77,349 |
| Bonner | 6.9% | 27.4% | 72.6% | 43.6% | 48.8% | 55.6% | $65,168 |
| Bonneville | 9.3% | 33.8% | 66.2% | 29.4% | 55.0% | 64.3% | $76,646 |
| Boundary | 12.4% | 37.0% | 63.0% | 49.3% | 61.6% | 44.6% | $62,438 |
| Butte | 10.5% | 41.9% | 58.1% | 38.3% | 46.7% | 29.9% | $43,281 |
| Camas | 0.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | $55,536 |
| Canyon | 9.7% | 36.7% | 63.3% | 31.8% | 58.7% | 63.4% | $72,355 |
| Caribou | 7.8% | 39.2% | 60.8% | 23.3% | 55.6% | 51.8% | $66,653 |
| Cassia | 7.4% | 28.6% | 71.4% | 46.8% | 53.8% | 55.5% | $67,042 |
| Clark | 3.6% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% | 100.0% | $52,083 |
| Clearwater | 6.9% | 28.7% | 71.3% | 41.0% | 37.7% | 46.7% | $57,961 |
| Custer | 4.2% | 20.7% | 79.3% | 45.1% | 47.6% | 52.4% | $56,957 |
| Elmore | 9.1% | 22.5% | 77.5% | 42.1% | 53.1% | 72.0% | $58,976 |
| Franklin | 7.6% | 22.5% | 77.5% | 34.1% | 65.6% | 63.2% | $65,991 |
| Fremont | 9.6% | 54.8% | 45.2% | 30.9% | 57.8% | 47.1% | $72,767 |
| Gem | 6.4% | 32.0% | 68.0% | 48.3% | 54.6% | 41.8% | $66,245 |
| Gooding | 9.7% | 33.1% | 66.9% | 39.3% | 62.6% | 61.3% | $62,395 |
| Idaho | 4.1% | 11.7% | 88.3% | 66.7% | 77.9% | 62.2% | $60,975 |
| Jefferson | 5.1% | 30.7% | 69.3% | 19.1% | 57.1% | 37.8% | $82,952 |
| Jerome | 8.1% | 28.5% | 71.5% | 31.0% | 22.5% | 49.5% | $69,338 |
| Kootenai | 7.2% | 25.2% | 74.8% | 33.2% | 46.8% | 69.1% | $77,034 |
| Latah | 4.9% | 15.0% | 85.0% | 27.9% | 55.2% | 47.1% | $65,179 |
| Lemhi | 12.1% | 51.9% | 48.1% | 67.9% | 69.9% | 34.8% | $52,057 |
| Lewis | 10.9% | 42.1% | 57.9% | 52.4% | 68.5% | 36.9% | $49,643 |
| Lincoln | 7.2% | 40.4% | 59.6% | 53.4% | 39.8% | 28.6% | $66,038 |
| Madison | 10.2% | 21.2% | 78.8% | 11.9% | 20.8% | 47.4% | $58,259 |
| Minidoka | 11.6% | 40.3% | 59.7% | 27.9% | 41.6% | 46.4% | $70,060 |
| Nez Perce | 7.2% | 29.8% | 70.2% | 35.5% | 67.5% | 47.7% | $71,466 |
| Oneida | 6.2% | 20.8% | 79.2% | 66.4% | 21.0% | 56.3% | $72,563 |
| Owyhee | 10.9% | 34.2% | 65.8% | 57.4% | 57.6% | 61.5% | $59,773 |
| Payette | 13.9% | 40.2% | 59.8% | 20.5% | 54.2% | 70.1% | $65,723 |
| Power | 9.1% | 24.4% | 75.5% | 16.2% | 49.4% | 72.9% | $59,760 |
| Shoshone | 11.7% | 44.0% | 56.0% | 43.8% | 62.2% | 41.7% | $49,975 |
| Teton | 2.4% | 14.2% | 85.8% | 39.3% | 72.3% | 47.3% | $90,740 |
| Twin Falls | 10.7% | 38.2% | 61.8% | 36.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | $65,338 |
| Valley | 2.5% | 8.6% | 91.4% | 78.1% | 25.0% | 53.1% | $76,125 |
| Washington | 10.6% | 37.5% | 62.5% | 54.7% | 62.8% | 43.0% | $53,608 |
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