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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.21K people in Idaho with Northern European ancestry (0.34% of Idaho population). Among all Idaho counties, Gem County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (1.24%), followed by Bingham County (1.08%), and Blaine County (0.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Gem County
Bingham County
Blaine County
Ada County
Twin Falls County
Bear Lake County
Latah County
Bonner County
Camas County
Teton County
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gem County 1.24
2 Bingham County 1.08
3 Blaine County 0.54
4 Ada County 0.51
5 Twin Falls County 0.49
6 Bear Lake County 0.43
7 Latah County 0.39
8 Bonner County 0.38
8 Camas County 0.38
9 Teton County 0.35
10 Lemhi County 0.34
11 Boundary County 0.33
11 Clearwater County 0.33
12 Canyon County 0.28
12 Idaho County 0.28
12 Lewis County 0.28
13 Jefferson County 0.26
13 Jerome County 0.26
14 Caribou County 0.24
15 Kootenai County 0.23
16 Bannock County 0.21
16 Washington County 0.21
17 Bonneville County 0.20
18 Butte County 0.19
19 Nez Perce County 0.14
20 Madison County 0.13
21 Elmore County 0.11
22 Minidoka County 0.10
23 Cassia County 0.09
24 Shoshone County 0.08
25 Boise County 0.07
26 Payette County 0.03