Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Idaho counties, Elmore County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.39%), followed by Ada County (1.27%), and Clark County (1.15%).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Elmore
Ada
Clark
Latah
Power
Bannock
Owyhee
Twin Falls
Fremont
Canyon
Ranking of Idaho Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Elmore County 3.39
2 Ada County 1.27
3 Clark County 1.15
4 Latah County 1
5 Power County 0.97
6 Bannock County 0.96
7 Owyhee County 0.9
8 Twin Falls County 0.86
9 Fremont County 0.83
10 Canyon County 0.79
11 Minidoka County 0.73
12 Cassia County 0.69
13 Bonneville County 0.68
13 Lewis County 0.68
13 Madison County 0.68
14 Jerome County 0.62
15 Clearwater County 0.61
16 Lincoln County 0.58
17 Bingham County 0.57
18 Idaho County 0.55
18 Nez Perce County 0.55
19 Shoshone County 0.53
20 Gooding County 0.51
21 Blaine County 0.5
22 Custer County 0.49
23 Boise County 0.48
23 Boundary County 0.48
24 Butte County 0.47
25 Payette County 0.46
26 Washington County 0.45
27 Benewah County 0.39
27 Teton County 0.39
28 Jefferson County 0.38
28 Kootenai County 0.38
29 Camas County 0.37
30 Lemhi County 0.36
31 Adams County 0.33
32 Bear Lake County 0.32
33 Oneida County 0.3
34 Franklin County 0.26
35 Bonner County 0.25
36 Valley County 0.24
37 Gem County 0.22
38 Caribou County 0.13