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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Idaho cities

Idaho cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 151. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ammon, ID, up 11 places to #15.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boise City, IDID238,4292,222−55%

02Meridian, IDID142,9881,052−22%

03▲1Nampa, IDID120,384669−50%

04▼1Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,179645−39%

05Idaho Falls, IDID71,785551−44%

06Pocatello, IDID58,771549−54%

07▲8Caldwell, IDID76,629378−43%

08Post Falls, IDID46,715359−51%

09Moscow, IDID26,721357−48%

10▼3Twin Falls, IDID56,216347−29%

11▲3Eagle, IDID34,658228−55%

12▼1Sandpoint, IDID10,645178−16%

13▼3Lewiston, IDID34,717176−79%

14▲3Kuna, IDID31,525169+2%

15▲11Ammon, IDID20,119166+152%

16Rathdrum, IDID13,227163+60%

17▲2Middleton, IDID12,600151+78%

18▲5Garden City, IDID13,047149−45%

19▼6Rexburg, IDID40,334130−72%

20▼2Mountain Home, IDID16,779124−21%

21Star, IDID20,874124+16%

22▼2Chubbuck, IDID16,823120−18%

23▼11Hayden, IDID17,363115−74%

24▲3Blackfoot, IDID13,36176−69%

25Jerome, IDID13,73175−57%

26▼2Emmett, IDID8,90062−55%

27▲1Rupert, IDID6,46055−55%

28▼7Burley, IDID12,40931−80%

29▼7Shelley, IDID5,30328−82%

30▼1Weiser, IDID6,24925−78%

31Hailey, IDID10,05324−77%

32▼16Payette, IDID8,81322−86%

33Preston, IDID6,17715−58%

34▼3Rigby, IDID5,75711+57%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES