Idaho
State Government
Governor
Brad Little (R)
State Senate
7
Democrats,
28
Republicans
State House
10
Democrats,
59
Republicans
Idaho
Economic well-being - Idaho
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
10.5%
Unemployment rate
3.7
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
9.2
June 8, 2012
Idaho Falls Post Register, June 8, 2012: Haven helps underprivileged get degrees (Subscription Required)
"'I'd finally hit rock bottom after so many years, and I had (to change) or I would die,' she said. 'It was a pretty easy choice ... (because) I'd pretty much lost everything.' Bell found her salvation at The Haven Shelter, an Idaho Falls shelter for women and homeless families."
February 23, 2012
Idaho Falls Post Register, February 23, 2012: More free lunches frees up funding for schools (Subscription Required)
"While the increase is indicative of higher poverty among Idaho families, the rise in enrollment also means Idaho schools receive more federal funding to pay for special programs and hire staff. Colleen Fillmore, state child nutrition director, blamed the struggling economy for the increase and said more Idaho families are in financial need than in previous years."