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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.79K people in Idaho with Finnish ancestry (0.32% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Shoshone County had the highest percentage of its population with Finnish ancestry (1.75%), followed by Valley County (1.17%), and Boundary County (1.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Finnish 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 Finnish Ancestry in 2021
Shoshone County
Valley County
Boundary County
Clearwater County
Owyhee County
Idaho County
Blaine County
Teton County
Latah County
Bonner County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with Finnish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Shoshone County 1.75
2 Valley County 1.17
3 Boundary County 1.02
4 Clearwater County 0.92
5 Owyhee County 0.87
6 Idaho County 0.86
7 Blaine County 0.85
8 Teton County 0.78
9 Latah County 0.76
10 Bonner County 0.73
11 Caribou County 0.71
12 Nez Perce County 0.69
13 Gooding County 0.58
14 Bonneville County 0.46
15 Bingham County 0.45
16 Lincoln County 0.44
17 Kootenai County 0.43
18 Custer County 0.42
19 Bannock County 0.34
20 Lewis County 0.30
21 Gem County 0.27
22 Ada County 0.22
23 Benewah County 0.20
24 Payette County 0.17
25 Canyon County 0.16
26 Twin Falls County 0.15
27 Lemhi County 0.14
28 Bear Lake County 0.10
28 Elmore County 0.10
29 Cassia County 0.07
30 Boise County 0.05
30 Washington County 0.05
31 Butte County 0.04
31 Franklin County 0.04
31 Madison County 0.04
32 Jefferson County 0.02