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Highest German population share, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 15.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Rathdrum, IDID13,22726.0%+9.3 pts

02Star, IDID20,87424.3%+7.2 pts

03Post Falls, IDID46,71523.4%−4.4 pts

04Kuna, IDID31,52522.1%+5.9 pts

05Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17921.6%−6.0 pts

06Lewiston, IDID34,71721.4%−9.6 pts

07Chubbuck, IDID16,82320.9%+2.3 pts

08Moscow, IDID26,72120.7%−6.6 pts

09Sandpoint, IDID10,64520.2%−2.8 pts

10Middleton, IDID12,60018.6%−2.3 pts

11Hayden, IDID17,36318.2%−6.3 pts

12Boise City, IDID238,42916.6%−2.7 pts

13Rigby, IDID5,75716.6%+6.4 pts

14Garden City, IDID13,04715.9%−2.1 pts

15Eagle, IDID34,65815.8%−5.2 pts

16Rexburg, IDID40,33415.6%+0.5 pts

17Ammon, IDID20,11915.5%−0.2 pts

18Meridian, IDID142,98815.3%−4.8 pts

19Fruitland, IDID7,21315.1%−2.0 pts

20Mountain Home, IDID16,77914.7%−8.3 pts

21Nampa, IDID120,38414.6%−2.2 pts

22Twin Falls, IDID56,21614.5%−4.8 pts

23Pocatello, IDID58,77114.4%−2.4 pts

24Payette, IDID8,81314.4%−3.7 pts

25Weiser, IDID6,24914.1%−1.1 pts

26Caldwell, IDID76,62913.4%−1.0 pts

27Hailey, IDID10,05313.0%−15.7 pts

28Idaho Falls, IDID71,78513.0%−4.6 pts

29Emmett, IDID8,90013.0%−10.2 pts

30Kimberly, IDID5,79812.5%−7.5 pts

31Jerome, IDID13,73112.3%−0.4 pts

32Rupert, IDID6,46011.7%−10.6 pts

33Burley, IDID12,4098.9%−3.3 pts

34Shelley, IDID5,3038.5%−3.2 pts

35Blackfoot, IDID13,3618.0%−5.4 pts

36Preston, IDID6,1777.2%−1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS