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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 165.57K people in Idaho with Irish ancestry (9.14% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Adams County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.19%), followed by Clearwater County (13.52%), and Shoshone County (13.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Adams County
Clearwater County
Shoshone County
Bonner County
Lemhi County
Washington County
Idaho County
Valley County
Lewis County
Custer County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Adams County 14.19
2 Clearwater County 13.52
3 Shoshone County 13.32
4 Bonner County 13.16
5 Lemhi County 12.86
6 Washington County 12.78
7 Idaho County 12.56
8 Valley County 12.23
9 Lewis County 11.96
10 Custer County 11.94
11 Latah County 11.80
12 Kootenai County 11.76
13 Benewah County 11.56
14 Ada County 11.44
15 Boise County 11.04
16 Boundary County 9.85
17 Elmore County 9.72
18 Nez Perce County 8.90
19 Fremont County 8.77
20 Bannock County 8.34
21 Teton County 8.16
22 Twin Falls County 8.07
23 Gem County 7.93
24 Canyon County 7.79
25 Power County 7.73
26 Gooding County 7.53
27 Payette County 7.12
28 Jerome County 6.94
29 Blaine County 6.44
30 Bonneville County 6.42
31 Owyhee County 5.89
32 Lincoln County 5.79
33 Jefferson County 4.94
34 Minidoka County 4.85
35 Bear Lake County 4.77
36 Oneida County 4.52
37 Clark County 3.93
38 Madison County 3.84
39 Bingham County 3.78
40 Caribou County 3.73
41 Cassia County 3.41
42 Camas County 2.97
43 Butte County 2.88
44 Franklin County 2.35