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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 55.40K people in Idaho with European ancestry (3.06% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Butte County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (7.93%), followed by Madison County (5.97%), and Jefferson County (4.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Butte County
Madison County
Jefferson County
Gem County
Boundary County
Bonner County
Bonneville County
Bannock County
Ada County
Adams County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Butte County 7.93
2 Madison County 5.97
3 Jefferson County 4.92
4 Gem County 4.34
5 Boundary County 4.22
6 Bonner County 4.01
7 Bonneville County 3.67
8 Bannock County 3.59
9 Ada County 3.47
10 Adams County 3.38
11 Oneida County 3.35
12 Bingham County 3.28
13 Washington County 3.27
14 Kootenai County 3.08
15 Latah County 3.06
16 Twin Falls County 2.74
17 Caribou County 2.73
18 Cassia County 2.64
19 Benewah County 2.50
20 Valley County 2.49
21 Franklin County 2.44
22 Canyon County 2.26
23 Teton County 2.22
24 Nez Perce County 2.18
24 Power County 2.18
25 Custer County 2.13
26 Lewis County 2.10
26 Payette County 2.10
27 Fremont County 2.07
28 Minidoka County 1.96
29 Owyhee County 1.83
30 Blaine County 1.74
31 Clearwater County 1.69
32 Idaho County 1.68
32 Shoshone County 1.68
33 Lemhi County 1.54
34 Bear Lake County 1.49
35 Lincoln County 1.37
36 Jerome County 1.35
37 Boise County 1.31
38 Gooding County 1.12
39 Elmore County 1.10
40 Clark County 0.83
41 Camas County 0.48