Treasure Valley Times

Gem County ranked 36th among counties in Idaho by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Gem County residents was $22,739 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 6,683 households with a population of 17,331.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Teton County with $33,984 per year after adjusting for inflation – $11,245 more than Gem County. It had 3,707 households with a population of 11,426.

The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was Madison County with $12,911 per year after adjusting for inflation – $9,828 less than Gem County. It had 11,016 households with a population of 39,100.

Idaho counties by earnings per resident (2019)

Rank	County	Earnings per resident
1	Teton County	$33,984
2	Ada County	$32,937
3	Blaine County	$31,209
4	Nez Perce County	$29,099
5	Kootenai County	$28,786
6	Boise County	$27,921
7	Jefferson County	$27,630
8	Bonneville County	$27,063
9	Payette County	$27,032
10	Adams County	$26,878
11	Elmore County	$26,809
12	Power County	$26,383
13	Valley County	$26,342
14	Bear Lake County	$26,286
15	Twin Falls County	$26,170
16	Caribou County	$25,919
17	Butte County	$25,764
18	Cassia County	$25,371
19	Bonner County	$25,310
20	Clearwater County	$25,302
21	Lincoln County	$25,216
22	Canyon County	$25,210
23	Minidoka County	$25,095
24	Camas County	$25,087
25	Gooding County	$25,003
26	Boundary County	$24,746
27	Bannock County	$24,667
28	Jerome County	$24,582
29	Bingham County	$24,405
30	Fremont County	$24,360
31	Oneida County	$24,288
32	Lewis County	$23,597
33	Owyhee County	$23,583
34	Clark County	$23,424
35	Benewah County	$23,285
36	Gem County	$22,739
37	Latah County	$22,682
38	Franklin County	$22,649
39	Lemhi County	$22,472
40	Idaho County	$21,757
41	Shoshone County	$21,338
42	Washington County	$21,188
43	Custer County	$19,388
44	Madison County	$12,911

* All values are inflation-adjusted