Poverty Rate in Owyhee County, ID
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.2%
Rank #1,333/3,222 · #26 in ID
59th
Owyhee 12.2%
ID 10.6% +15.6%
US 12.6% -2.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Owyhee County's poverty rate of 12.2% 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 Owyhee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,330 | Berks County, PA | 12.2% |
| #1,331 | Wood County, OH | 12.2% |
| #1,332 | Lawrence County, IN | 12.2% |
| #1,333 | Owyhee County, ID | 12.2% |
| #1,334 | Broward County, FL | 12.2% |
| #1,335 | Phelps County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,336 | Kalkaska County, MI | 12.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Owyhee County, Idaho has a poverty rate of 12.2%, ranking #1,333 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Idaho, it ranks #26 of 44. This places it in the 59th 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.