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Most sparsely populated, Idaho counties · 1990

Idaho counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 44 counties in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Clark County, IDID7830−25%

02Camas County, IDID1,3161−27%

03Custer County, IDID4,6361−5%

04Owyhee County, IDID12,6611−21%

05Butte County, IDID2,7831+1%

06Lemhi County, IDID8,4742−12%

07Idaho County, IDID17,8742−11%

08Valley County, IDID12,8312−20%

09Boise County, IDID8,5452−47%

10Adams County, IDID5,0132−6%

11Lincoln County, IDID5,6033−18%

12Oneida County, IDID5,0853−15%

13Clearwater County, IDID9,1183−5%

14Caribou County, IDID7,2524−5%

15Power County, IDID8,2465−6%

16Blaine County, IDID25,5175−29%

17Shoshone County, IDID14,1305+1%

18Fremont County, IDID14,2086−7%

19Washington County, IDID11,5836−14%

20Bear Lake County, IDID6,7276−5%

21Boundary County, IDID13,9977−16%

22Elmore County, IDID29,4657−27%

23Lewis County, IDID3,7047−6%

24Cassia County, IDID26,3978−9%

25Teton County, IDID13,2548−43%

26Benewah County, IDID10,50810−13%

27Franklin County, IDID15,88914−19%

28Jefferson County, IDID35,29715−14%

29Bonner County, IDID54,42015−28%

30Gooding County, IDID16,44616−18%

31Bingham County, IDID51,15318−10%

32Gem County, IDID21,77321−22%

33Jerome County, IDID26,36225−17%

34Minidoka County, IDID22,91126−4%

35Twin Falls County, IDID97,53928−17%

36Latah County, IDID41,84228−12%

37Bonneville County, IDID135,77139−12%

38Nez Perce County, IDID42,90540−10%

39Payette County, IDID27,82440−20%

40Madison County, IDID55,17250−14%

41Kootenai County, IDID191,86456−36%

42Bannock County, IDID91,59159−13%

43Canyon County, IDID275,123153−31%

44Ada County, IDID546,141196−32%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES