Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 16,686 population of Gem County, Idaho comprised of 1,339 people who identified as Hispanic (8.03%), and 15,347 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gem County, Idaho with a population of 16,103 (96.51%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 334 (2%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 118 (0.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gem County, Idaho in 2010, with a population of 14,879 (89.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,224 (7.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 280 (1.68%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Gem, Idaho.

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Population By Race in Gem , ID in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 21 0.13%
White Alone 16,103 96.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.71%
Asian Alone 93 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.1%
Two Or More Races 334 2%
Population By Ethnicity in Gem , ID in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,224 7.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 43 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,879 89.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 280 1.68%