
State Profile
Idaho
Population (2024): 1,910,000 million
Idaho’s public health outcomes and emergency preparedness betters some states but falls behind others. According to TFAH’s 2024 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, the state placed in the mid performance tier for public health emergency preparedness. Deaths within the state due to drug misuse, alcohol, or suicide outpace the country as a whole. Based on the 2023 data, the percentage of adults with obesity is higher than the U.S. median. In addition, rates of diabetes and hypertension rank higher than the U.S. median.
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