Poverty Rate in Lemhi County, ID
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.8%
Rank #1,480/3,222 · #31 in ID
54th
Lemhi 12.8%
ID 10.6% +21.3%
US 12.6% +1.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lemhi County's poverty rate of 12.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lemhi County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,477 | Des Moines County, IA | 12.8% |
| #1,478 | Kingfisher County, OK | 12.8% |
| #1,479 | Adams County, IL | 12.8% |
| #1,480 | Lemhi County, ID | 12.8% |
| #1,481 | Tuscola County, MI | 12.8% |
| #1,482 | Davidson County, NC | 12.8% |
| #1,483 | Carroll County, OH | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Lemhi County, Idaho has a poverty rate of 12.8%, ranking #1,480 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Idaho, it ranks #31 of 44. This places it in the 54th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.