RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 35 SHOWN OF 35

Most population gained, Idaho cities · 2000

Idaho cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 35 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Boise City, IDID238,429+60,049–

02Meridian, IDID142,988+25,323–

03Nampa, IDID120,384+23,502–

04Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,179+9,948–

05Post Falls, IDID46,715+9,898–

06Eagle, IDID34,658+7,758–

07Caldwell, IDID76,629+7,567–

08Twin Falls, IDID56,216+6,878–

09Idaho Falls, IDID71,785+6,801–

10Hayden, IDID17,363+5,415–

11Pocatello, IDID58,771+5,408–

12Garden City, IDID13,047+4,255–

13Kuna, IDID31,525+3,427–

14Mountain Home, IDID16,779+3,230–

15Rexburg, IDID40,334+2,955–

16Lewiston, IDID34,717+2,822–

17Rathdrum, IDID13,227+2,816–

18Moscow, IDID26,721+2,772–

19Hailey, IDID10,053+2,513–

20Chubbuck, IDID16,823+1,821–

21Sandpoint, IDID10,645+1,605–

22Payette, IDID8,813+1,462–

23Fruitland, IDID7,213+1,376–

24Jerome, IDID13,731+1,251–

25Ammon, IDID20,119+1,185–

26Middleton, IDID12,600+1,043–

27Preston, IDID6,177+974–

28Emmett, IDID8,900+889–

29Blackfoot, IDID13,361+773–

30Weiser, IDID6,249+772–

31Burley, IDID12,409+600–

32Rigby, IDID5,757+317–

33Shelley, IDID5,303+277–

34Kimberly, IDID5,798+250–

35Rupert, IDID6,460+190–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS