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Largest German population, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boise City, IDID238,42937,856−5%

02Meridian, IDID142,98816,467+19%

03Nampa, IDID120,38414,171+8%

04Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17911,135−6%

05Post Falls, IDID46,7158,174+12%

06Idaho Falls, IDID71,7858,129−17%

07Pocatello, IDID58,7718,057−10%

08Caldwell, IDID76,6297,613+21%

09Twin Falls, IDID56,2167,224−12%

10Lewiston, IDID34,7177,032−28%

11Moscow, IDID26,7215,321−16%

12Kuna, IDID31,5254,635+108%

13Rexburg, IDID40,3344,544+23%

14Eagle, IDID34,6584,454+13%

15Chubbuck, IDID16,8233,200+32%

16Hayden, IDID17,3632,744−13%

17Ammon, IDID20,1192,550+30%

18Star, IDID20,8742,386+170%

19Rathdrum, IDID13,2272,256+106%

20Mountain Home, IDID16,7792,107−33%

21Garden City, IDID13,0471,892−5%

22Sandpoint, IDID10,6451,759+3%

23Middleton, IDID12,6001,488+37%

24Jerome, IDID13,7311,452+12%

25Hailey, IDID10,0531,119−50%

26Payette, IDID8,8131,101−18%

27Blackfoot, IDID13,361956−38%

28Burley, IDID12,409931−23%

29Emmett, IDID8,900901−40%

30Fruitland, IDID7,213813+4%

31Weiser, IDID6,249757−9%

32Rigby, IDID5,757697+83%

33Rupert, IDID6,460683−44%

34Kimberly, IDID5,798496−21%

35Preston, IDID6,177392−13%

36Shelley, IDID5,303378−24%

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