Ranking of Idaho Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Idaho was 1.85M. Among all Idaho counties, Ada County had the highest population (498.30K), followed by Canyon County (233.03K), and Kootenai County (172.79K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Idaho counties.

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Ranking of Idaho Counties By Population in 2020
Ada
Canyon
Kootenai
Bonneville
Twin Falls
Bannock
Madison
Bingham
Bonner
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Ranking of Idaho Counties By Population in 2020
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1 Ada County 498301
2 Canyon County 233031
3 Kootenai County 172791
4 Bonneville County 124736
5 Twin Falls County 90374
6 Bannock County 87281
7 Madison County 52912
8 Bingham County 48099
9 Bonner County 47411
10 Nez Perce County 42148
11 Latah County 39638
12 Jefferson County 31082
13 Elmore County 28680
14 Payette County 25588
15 Cassia County 24755
16 Blaine County 24345
17 Jerome County 24268
18 Minidoka County 21671
19 Gem County 19278
20 Idaho County 16590
21 Gooding County 15657
22 Franklin County 14283
23 Fremont County 13419
24 Shoshone County 13205
25 Boundary County 12141
26 Owyhee County 11999
27 Valley County 11842
28 Teton County 11734
29 Washington County 10560
30 Benewah County 9579
31 Clearwater County 8752
32 Lemhi County 7958
33 Power County 7883
34 Boise County 7663
35 Caribou County 7016
36 Bear Lake County 6367
37 Lincoln County 5136
38 Oneida County 4564
39 Adams County 4425
40 Custer County 4269
41 Lewis County 3524
42 Butte County 2583
43 Camas County 1084
44 Clark County 793