Financial Stress · Idaho
Idaho — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 28 of 44 Idaho counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 29.5. Bannock, ID has the highest score at 57.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · Idaho
How does Idaho compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Idaho ranks #35 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 29.5 is 44% below the national average FSI of 52.6.
Among West states, Idaho has the lowest financial stress score; the next-lowest are Montana (31.4) and Utah (31.0).
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in Idaho ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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