County Data

Idaho County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 44 counties in Idaho, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 38.4. 3counties are in the two most distressed fifths.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Idaho Snapshot

44 Counties Scored
38.4 Mean Score
37.9 Median Score
65.1 Shoshone County Most Distressed
17.7 Oneida County Least Distressed
3 Second-most distressed fifth6 Middle fifth23 Second-least distressed fifth12 Least distressed fifth
Quintile Distribution

Idaho County Map

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Least distressed fifth Second-least distressed fifth Middle fifth Second-most distressed fifth Most distressed fifth

All 44 Idaho counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Shoshone County
65.1 Second-most distressed fifth
Labor
#2 Washington County
57.7 Second-most distressed fifth
Labor
#3 Benewah County
57.1 Second-most distressed fifth
Labor

Least Distressed

#44 Oneida County
17.7 Least distressed fifth
Safety Net & Buffer
#43 Blaine County
18.6 Least distressed fifth
Labor
#42 Teton County
21.8 Least distressed fifth
Debt Burden (housing basis)

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 Distress Fifth Primary Driver
1 721 Shoshone County 65.1 Second-most distressed fifth Labor
2 1,162 Washington County 57.7 Second-most distressed fifth Labor
3 1,200 Benewah County 57.1 Second-most distressed fifth Labor
4 1,391 Owyhee County 53.8 Middle fifth Delinquency
5 1,392 Clearwater County 53.8 Middle fifth Labor
6 1,472 Bannock County 52.1 Middle fifth Labor
7 1,570 Canyon County 50.5 Middle fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
8 1,881 Lewis County 45.2 Middle fifth Labor
9 1,884 Kootenai County 45.1 Middle fifth Labor
10 1,894 Elmore County 44.9 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
11 1,918 Twin Falls County 44.5 Second-least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
12 1,940 Adams County 44.1 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
13 1,979 Custer County 43.5 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
14 1,996 Bonner County 43.2 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
15 2,021 Idaho County 42.7 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
16 2,112 Butte County 41.0 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
17 2,170 Payette County 40.0 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
18 2,172 Clark County 39.9 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
19 2,207 Minidoka County 39.4 Second-least distressed fifth Delinquency
20 2,234 Gem County 38.8 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
21 2,241 Lemhi County 38.7 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
22 2,275 Lincoln County 37.9 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
23 2,278 Jerome County 37.9 Second-least distressed fifth Default & Legal
24 2,293 Nez Perce County 37.6 Second-least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
25 2,294 Bonneville County 37.6 Second-least distressed fifth Default & Legal
26 2,298 Madison County 37.5 Second-least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
27 2,333 Boundary County 36.8 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
28 2,363 Boise County 36.2 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
29 2,377 Power County 35.9 Second-least distressed fifth Labor
30 2,383 Cassia County 35.8 Second-least distressed fifth Default & Legal
31 2,446 Caribou County 34.4 Second-least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
32 2,448 Gooding County 34.4 Second-least distressed fifth Safety Net & Buffer
33 2,574 Bingham County 31.5 Least distressed fifth Labor
34 2,603 Ada County 30.9 Least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
35 2,626 Camas County 30.4 Least distressed fifth Labor
36 2,692 Fremont County 28.7 Least distressed fifth Safety Net & Buffer
37 2,726 Latah County 27.9 Least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
38 2,741 Valley County 27.3 Least distressed fifth Labor
39 2,792 Bear Lake County 25.9 Least distressed fifth Labor
40 2,892 Jefferson County 23.1 Least distressed fifth Default & Legal
41 2,930 Franklin County 22.1 Least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
42 2,938 Teton County 21.8 Least distressed fifth Debt Burden (housing basis)
43 3,009 Blaine County 18.6 Least distressed fifth Labor
44 3,028 Oneida County 17.7 Least distressed fifth Safety Net & Buffer

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Most distressed fifth — 0 Idaho counties
Second-most distressed fifth — 3 Idaho counties
Middle fifth — 6 Idaho counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 23 Idaho counties
Least distressed fifth — 12 Idaho counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Idaho Resources

Idaho State Profile

State Distress Index score: 24.9; least distressed fifth. Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Idaho.

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State Distress Rankings

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