Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 8.89K people in Idaho with French Canadian ancestry (0.49% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Lemhi County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.77%), followed by Bonner County (1.35%), and Custer County (1.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Lemhi County
Bonner County
Custer County
Benewah County
Clearwater County
Nez Perce County
Boundary County
Gem County
Elmore County
Idaho County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lemhi County 1.77
2 Bonner County 1.35
3 Custer County 1.29
4 Benewah County 1.13
5 Clearwater County 1.08
6 Nez Perce County 0.99
7 Boundary County 0.92
8 Gem County 0.80
9 Elmore County 0.69
9 Idaho County 0.69
10 Ada County 0.67
11 Power County 0.61
12 Adams County 0.60
13 Boise County 0.54
14 Bonneville County 0.51
15 Kootenai County 0.49
16 Shoshone County 0.48
17 Payette County 0.44
18 Bannock County 0.41
19 Latah County 0.34
20 Lewis County 0.33
21 Canyon County 0.31
22 Jefferson County 0.30
22 Twin Falls County 0.30
23 Caribou County 0.23
23 Valley County 0.23
24 Blaine County 0.22
25 Owyhee County 0.20
26 Butte County 0.19
27 Washington County 0.17
28 Bingham County 0.15
29 Lincoln County 0.12
29 Madison County 0.12
30 Jerome County 0.09
31 Fremont County 0.08
31 Minidoka County 0.08
32 Gooding County 0.07
33 Cassia County 0.06
34 Bear Lake County 0.05
35 Teton County 0.04
36 Franklin County 0.01