Population By Race and Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 21,071 population of Gem County, Idaho comprised of 2,087 people who identified as Hispanic (9.9%), and 18,984 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gem County, Idaho with a population of 19,884 (94.37%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 545 (2.59%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 254 (1.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gem County, Idaho in 2023, with a population of 18,049 (85.66%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,835 (8.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 439 (2.08%).

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 2023
Total Population:21,071
90.1%9.9%
Non Hispanic (90.1%)
Hispanic (9.9%)
Race in Gem County, ID in 2023
Total Population:21,071
94.37%
White Alone (94.37%)
Two or more races (2.59%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.21%)
Asian Alone (1.16%)
Black or African American Alone (0.45%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)
Ethnicity in Gem County, ID in 2023
Total Population:21,071
85.66%8.71%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.66%)
Hispanic White Alone (8.71%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.08%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.76%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.02%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.77%)
Population By Race in Gem , ID in 2023
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 19,884 94.37%
Two Or More Races 545 2.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 254 1.21%
Asian Alone 245 1.16%
Black or African American Alone 94 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 49 0.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Gem , ID in 2023
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,049 85.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,835 8.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 439 2.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 215 1.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.77%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 106 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 92 0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%