Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 321.04K people in Idaho with English ancestry (17.72% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Oneida County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (32.28%), followed by Madison County (32.27%), and Custer County (31.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Idaho.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Oneida County
Madison County
Custer County
Bear Lake County
Jefferson County
Franklin County
Fremont County
Butte County
Valley County
Caribou County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Oneida County 32.28
2 Madison County 32.27
3 Custer County 31.20
4 Bear Lake County 30.24
5 Jefferson County 30.23
6 Franklin County 27.71
7 Fremont County 27.55
8 Butte County 23.86
9 Valley County 23.39
10 Caribou County 22.92
11 Bonneville County 21.59
12 Cassia County 21.37
13 Lemhi County 21.14
14 Bingham County 20.31
15 Bannock County 20.09
16 Ada County 19.40
17 Power County 17.16
18 Teton County 16.96
19 Clark County 15.85
20 Twin Falls County 15.51
21 Latah County 15.17
22 Kootenai County 14.77
23 Canyon County 14.47
24 Gem County 14.24
25 Elmore County 14.18
26 Bonner County 14.10
27 Adams County 14.03
28 Owyhee County 13.82
29 Washington County 13.76
30 Clearwater County 13.71
31 Boise County 13.66
32 Shoshone County 13.57
33 Payette County 13.35
34 Gooding County 12.87
35 Minidoka County 12.56
36 Lincoln County 12.13
37 Benewah County 12.05
38 Idaho County 11.55
39 Boundary County 11.02
40 Camas County 10.73
41 Lewis County 10.21
42 Nez Perce County 10.13
43 Jerome County 9.91
44 Blaine County 7.88