Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 18,174 population of Gem County, Idaho comprised of 1,577 people who identified as Hispanic (8.68%), and 16,597 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gem County, Idaho with a population of 17,287 (95.12%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 418 (2.3%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 207 (1.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gem County, Idaho in 2019, with a population of 15,882 (87.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,405 (7.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 358 (1.97%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Gem County, ID in 2019
Total Population:18,174
91.32%8.68%
Non Hispanic (91.32%)
Hispanic (8.68%)
Race in Gem County, ID in 2019
Total Population:18,174
95.12%
White Alone (95.12%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.14%)
Asian Alone (0.96%)
Black or African American Alone (0.24%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.24%)
Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2019
Total Population:18,174
87.39%7.73%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.39%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.73%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.34%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.84%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)
Population By Race in Gem , ID in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 17,287 95.12%
Two Or More Races 418 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 207 1.14%
Asian Alone 175 0.96%
Black or African American Alone 44 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Gem , ID in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,882 87.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,405 7.73%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 358 1.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 153 0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 133 0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%