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c. 6. A. Reside in urban and rural areas within the State

Current Narrative:

SCSEP Table 9: Relative Distribution of Eligible Individuals 

Urban and Rural CountiesPopulation of Individuals 55+ Ratio of Eligible State Population (est. 508,046) Greatest Economic NeedMinorities Limited English Proficient Greatest Social Need
 Ada (U) 118,760 23.38% 6,395 33,350 2,691 1,552
 Adams (R) 2,061 0.41% 130 N/A 5 N/A
 Bannock (U) 21,774 4.29% 1,488 1,694 445 345
 Bear Lake (R) 2,030 0.40% 103 N/A 17 N/A
 Benewah (U) 3,589 0.71% 221 N/A 20 N/A
 Bingham (R) 11,736 2.31% 694 7,197 286 N/A
 Blaine (R) 7,698 1.52% 341 N/A 457 N/A
 Boise (R) 3,505 0.69% 192 N/A 5 N/A
 Bonner (R) 18,027 3.55% 1,406 2,050 46 N/A
 Bonneville (U) 27,177 5.35% 1,426 10,181 599 N/A
 Boundary (R) 4,378 0.86% 300 N/A 0 N/A
 Butte (R) 1,035 0.20% 51 N/A 1 N/A
 Camas (R) 411 0.08% 48 N/A 8 N/A
 Canyon (U) 52,290 10.29% 3,259 39,392 2,036 1,263
 Caribou (R) 2,051 0.40% 67 N/A 44 N/A
 Cassia (R) 5,891 1.16% 221 N/A 433 N/A
 Clark (R) 215 0.04% 4 N/A 78 N/A
 Clearwater (R) 3,790 0.75% 215 N/A 19 N/A
 Custer (R) 1,979 0.39% 103 N/A 9 N/A
 Elmore (R) 6,518 1.28% 534 N/A 339 N/A
 Franklin (R) 3,389 0.67% 116 N/A 54 N/A
 Fremont (R) 3,859 0.76% 145 N/A 147 N/A
 Gem (R) 6,352 1.25% 435 N/A 233 N/A
 Gooding (R) 4,452 0.88% 221 N/A 305 N/A
 Idaho (R) 7,229 1.42% 569 N/A 51 N/A
 Jefferson (R) 6,246 1.23% 209 N/A 174 N/A
 Jerome (R) 5,685 1.12% 353 N/A 800 N/A
 Kootenai (U) 50,603 9.96% 2,174 8,338 456 814
 Latah (U) 9,377 1.85% 431 1,620 78 N/A
 Lemhi (R) 3,674 0.72% 268 N/A 18 N/A
 Lewis (R) 1,613 0.32% 164 N/A 8 N/A
 Lincoln (R) 1,340 0.26% 111 N/A 130 N/A
 Madison (U) 4,888 0.96% 184 N/A 98 N/A
 Minidoka (R) 5,808 1.14% 372 N/A 573 N/A
 Nez Perce (U) 13,464 2.65% 917 2,735 74 N/A
 Oneida (R) 1,475 0.29% 73 N/A 36 N/A
 Owyhee (R) 3,571 0.70% 194 N/A 326 N/A
 Payette (R) 7,080 1.39% 576 N/A 148 N/A
 Power (R) 2,225 0.44% 50 N/A 230 N/A
 Shoshone (R) 4,958 0.96% 302 N/A 77 N/A
 Teton (R) 2,789 0.55% 59 N/A 121 N/A
 Twin Falls (U) 22,501 4.43% 1,533 7,808 796 425
 Valley (R) 4,901 0.96% 300 N/A 20 N/A
 Washington (R) 3,950 0.78% 209 N/A 166 N/A

 

County Population: 55 years and older, Greatest Economic Need: 55 years old or over and below 125% of poverty, Ratio of Individuals: those individuals 55 years or older and below 125% of poverty compared to the total population of Idahoans 55+, Minorities: ACS 1-Year Estimate: 65 or older, One, Two, or More Races (not including “White”), Limited English Proficient: ACS 1- Year Estimate “Limited English Speaking Households”, Greatest Social Need: 65 years or older with a disability and below 125% of poverty (Census data compiled only for Ada, Bannock, Bonneville, Canyon, Kootenai, and Twin Falls counties).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Census, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Population 60 Years And Over In The United States (2020).

U.S. Bureau of Census, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Sex by Age by Disability Status (2019).

U.S. Bureau of Census, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Limited English Speaking Households (2019).

U.S. Bureau of Census, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Age by Disability Status by Poverty Status (2019).