Idaho Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 15,400 (0.88%) of the 1,752,074 Idaho population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Idaho. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Ada County had the highest number of African Americans (6,121), and African Americans constituted 1.31% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Canyon County (1,829) - 0.82% of the county's population, and Bannock County (875) - 1.01% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Idaho Black Population By County, 2018
Idaho Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Ada 6121 1.31
Adams 15 0.36
Bannock 875 1.01
Bear Lake 24 0.4
Benewah 43 0.47
Bingham 277 0.6
Blaine 140 0.62
Boise 41 0.53
Bonner 129 0.29
Bonneville 814 0.7
Boundary 67 0.56
Butte 11 0.42
Camas 6 0.55
Canyon 1829 0.82
Caribou 11 0.16
Cassia 213 0.9
Clark 15 1.78
Clearwater 57 0.65
Custer 24 0.57
Elmore 870 3.19
Franklin 39 0.28
Fremont 99 0.75
Gem 46 0.26
Gooding 90 0.59
Idaho 86 0.52
Jefferson 127 0.43
Jerome 176 0.73
Kootenai 671 0.42
Latah 432 1.08
Lemhi 30 0.38
Lewis 21 0.55
Lincoln 24 0.45
Madison 284 0.72
Minidoka 147 0.71
Nez Perce 206 0.51
Oneida 19 0.43
Owyhee 107 0.92
Payette 106 0.45
Power 86 1.12
Shoshone 81 0.63
Teton 46 0.4
Twin Falls 794 0.92
Valley 49 0.44
Washington 52 0.52