Idaho County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 44 counties in Idaho, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 36.9.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
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All 44 Idaho counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Idaho's 44 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Idaho Counties
44 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,155 | Shoshone County | 56.8 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 2 | 1,287 | Canyon County | 54.8 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 3 | 1,289 | Washington County | 54.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 4 | 1,407 | Owyhee County | 52.9 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 5 | 1,449 | Bannock County | 52.1 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 6 | 1,561 | Twin Falls County | 50.2 | Elevated | Economic Vitality |
| 7 | 1,910 | Benewah County | 44.7 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 8 | 1,926 | Minidoka County | 44.5 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 9 | 1,995 | Elmore County | 43.4 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 10 | 2,007 | Cassia County | 43.1 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 11 | 2,085 | Bonneville County | 41.6 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 12 | 2,090 | Kootenai County | 41.5 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 13 | 2,159 | Clearwater County | 40.5 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 14 | 2,179 | Nez Perce County | 40.2 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 15 | 2,200 | Madison County | 39.8 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 16 | 2,217 | Jerome County | 39.6 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 17 | 2,273 | Gooding County | 38.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 18 | 2,288 | Lincoln County | 38.4 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 19 | 2,359 | Caribou County | 37.1 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 20 | 2,382 | Latah County | 36.7 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 21 | 2,384 | Lemhi County | 36.6 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 22 | 2,422 | Lewis County | 35.9 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 23 | 2,439 | Ada County | 35.7 | Normal | Housing Cost Burden |
| 24 | 2,443 | Payette County | 35.6 | Normal | Economic Vitality |
| 25 | 2,492 | Gem County | 34.7 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 26 | 2,517 | Clark County | 34.1 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 27 | 2,550 | Bonner County | 33.7 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 28 | 2,562 | Idaho County | 33.5 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 29 | 2,570 | Fremont County | 33.3 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 30 | 2,577 | Adams County | 33.1 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 31 | 2,591 | Power County | 32.8 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 32 | 2,603 | Bingham County | 32.6 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 33 | 2,656 | Teton County | 31.9 | Healthy | Housing Cost Burden |
| 34 | 2,701 | Custer County | 31.0 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 35 | 2,744 | Bear Lake County | 30.3 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 36 | 2,797 | Boise County | 29.1 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 37 | 2,881 | Camas County | 27.2 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 38 | 2,896 | Franklin County | 26.9 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 39 | 2,927 | Jefferson County | 26.1 | Healthy | Legal Distress |
| 40 | 2,938 | Boundary County | 25.7 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 41 | 2,969 | Butte County | 24.8 | Healthy | Structural Poverty |
| 42 | 2,976 | Oneida County | 24.5 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 43 | 3,033 | Valley County | 22.0 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
| 44 | 3,065 | Blaine County | 20.5 | Healthy | Economic Vitality |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.