Lemhi County, ID

Welcome to Lemhi County.

Lemhi County is the fourth largest county in terms of the geographic area of coverage in Idaho, representing 5% of the state's total size.

Total GDP for the county increased 59%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $360 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Lemhi County voted for Republican candidates every single time.

The largest city in the county is Salmon.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	18.13%	78.52%	+++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	22.58%	75.97%	+++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	25.85%	71.57%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	23.36%	73.7%	+++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	17.9%	73.51%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	21.78%	75.81%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	59%

Government Enterprises	28%	31%
Private Industries	72%	71%
Agriculture	7%	87%
Mining	3%	1139%
Utilities	<1%	14%
Construction	6%	40%
Manufacturing	3%	76%
– Durable	2%	84%
– Nondurable	<1%	-1%
Trade	8%	0%
– Wholesale	1%	0%
– Retail	6%	30%
Transportation	2%	77%
Information	1%	34%
Finance & Insurance	3%	12%
Real Estate	17%	0%
Professional & Business Services	7%	124%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	4%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	2%	116%
Accommodation & Food Services	4%	36%
Other Services²	3%	31%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	4	2
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	5	3
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care
⛽ Gasoline Stations	6	2
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	4	3
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	14	5
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	4	2
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	5	2
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	8	3
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	22%	$367,300	N/A
Top 20%	49%	$205,100	$219,800
Next highest 20%	22%	$93,000	$113,500
Middle 20%	15%	$63,000	$75,500
Second lowest 20%	10%	$39,400	$52,100
Bottom 20%	3%	$14,100	$26,700
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		77%	$75,800
Self-Employment		13%	$34,800
Investment Income¹		24%	$24,800
Social Security		28%	$22,700
Supplemental Security		4%	$11,400
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		20%	$29,000
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	4%	8%	19%
$25K – $49K	1%	4%	6%	9%
$50K – $99K	<1%	7%	11%	12%
$100K – $199K	<1%	5%	7%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	<1%	3%	2%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$33,700	$21,800
African-American	$30,300
Hispanic	$22,700
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$34,100	$21,300
Highschool & GED	$44,900	$27,700
Some College to Associate’s	$38,100	$35,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$76,400	$42,100
Graduate Degree	$66,900	$48,500

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$63,300	$45,400
STEM²	$62,600	$47,500
Gray-Collar³	$33,200	Below $10,000
Pink-Collar⁴	Below $10,000	Below $10,000
Sales⁵	$39,300	$19,200
Blue-Collar⁶	$36,700	$17,000
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche	+	$
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+	$
Drought	++	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves
Hurricane
Ice Storm	+
Landslide	+++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	++	$$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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