Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,272 population of Gem County, Idaho comprised of 1,728 people who identified as Hispanic (8.97%), and 17,544 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gem County, Idaho with a population of 18,303 (94.97%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 447 (2.32%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 222 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gem County, Idaho in 2020, with a population of 16,773 (87.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,530 (7.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 367 (1.9%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 56 0.29%
White Alone 18,303 94.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 222 1.15%
Asian Alone 200 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 44 0.23%
Two Or More Races 447 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Gem , ID in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,530 7.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 80 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,773 87.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 367 1.9%