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Largest veteran population, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 779.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Boise City, IDID238,42914,650–

02Nampa, IDID120,3846,669–

03Meridian, IDID142,9886,283–

04Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,1793,558–

05Caldwell, IDID76,6293,538–

06Twin Falls, IDID56,2163,488–

07Pocatello, IDID58,7713,423–

08Idaho Falls, IDID71,7853,078–

09Lewiston, IDID34,7172,170–

10Mountain Home, IDID16,7792,085–

11Post Falls, IDID46,7152,057–

12Eagle, IDID34,6581,849–

13Hayden, IDID17,3631,239–

14Kuna, IDID31,5251,064–

15Moscow, IDID26,7211,061–

16Garden City, IDID13,047895–

17Star, IDID20,874869–

18Chubbuck, IDID16,823779–

19Rathdrum, IDID13,227770–

20Ammon, IDID20,119748–

21Payette, IDID8,813739–

22Blackfoot, IDID13,361710–

23Emmett, IDID8,900644–

24Middleton, IDID12,600640–

25Jerome, IDID13,731602–

26Rexburg, IDID40,334480–

27Sandpoint, IDID10,645457–

28Fruitland, IDID7,213433–

29Burley, IDID12,409387–

30Hailey, IDID10,053378–

31Weiser, IDID6,249347–

32Rupert, IDID6,460270–

33Preston, IDID6,177214–

34Shelley, IDID5,303211–

35Kimberly, IDID5,798140–

36Rigby, IDID5,75784–

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