Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Idaho

 

Many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family, to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.

In order to determine where people stay put in your home state, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Idaho using data from the Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents who were born in the state according to the latest data, which is 2024 five-year estimates. The percentage of residents who were born in another state, a U.S. territory, and another country is also included.

Read on to find out where the most loyal Idaho residents live.

44. Oneida County
– Population: 4,768
– Born in Idaho: 1,254 (26.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,428 (71.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 33 (0.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 53 (1.1% of population)

43. Teton County
– Population: 12,425
– Born in Idaho: 3,295 (26.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,711 (62.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 101 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,318 (10.6% of population)

42. Bonner County
– Population: 51,049
– Born in Idaho: 13,943 (27.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 35,544 (69.6% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 440 (0.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,122 (2.2% of population)

41. Kootenai County
– Population: 181,996
– Born in Idaho: 54,262 (29.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 121,935 (67.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 1,691 (0.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 4,108 (2.3% of population)

40. Elmore County
– Population: 29,321
– Born in Idaho: 8,893 (30.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 16,693 (56.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 1,020 (3.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,715 (9.3% of population)

39. Boundary County
– Population: 13,172
– Born in Idaho: 4,032 (30.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,434 (64.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 122 (0.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 584 (4.4% of population)

38. Blaine County
– Population: 24,951
– Born in Idaho: 8,370 (33.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 12,706 (50.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 431 (1.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 3,444 (13.8% of population)

37. Payette County
– Population: 26,771
– Born in Idaho: 9,196 (34.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 15,975 (59.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 229 (0.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,371 (5.1% of population)

36. Benewah County
– Population: 10,142
– Born in Idaho: 3,572 (35.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,410 (63.2% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 86 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 74 (0.7% of population)

35. Franklin County
– Population: 15,056
– Born in Idaho: 5,523 (36.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,051 (60.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 92 (0.6% of population)
– Born in another country: 390 (2.6% of population)

34. Ada County
– Population: 518,935
– Born in Idaho: 201,104 (38.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 278,783 (53.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 6,933 (1.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 32,115 (6.2% of population)

33. Madison County
– Population: 54,618
– Born in Idaho: 21,208 (38.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 30,272 (55.4% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 272 (0.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,866 (5.2% of population)

32. Boise County
– Population: 8,273
– Born in Idaho: 3,216 (38.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,867 (58.8% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 163 (2.0% of population)

31. Latah County
– Population: 41,049
– Born in Idaho: 15,968 (38.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 22,989 (56.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 494 (1.2% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,598 (3.9% of population)

30. Custer County
– Population: 4,470
– Born in Idaho: 1,769 (39.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,402 (53.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 85 (1.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 214 (4.8% of population)

29. Washington County
– Population: 11,142
– Born in Idaho: 4,431 (39.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,942 (53.3% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 61 (0.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 708 (6.4% of population)

28. Lemhi County
– Population: 8,249
– Born in Idaho: 3,301 (40.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,867 (59.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 33 (0.4% of population)
– Born in another country: 48 (0.6% of population)

27. Adams County
– Population: 4,744
– Born in Idaho: 2,022 (42.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,670 (56.3% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 30 (0.6% of population)
– Born in another country: 22 (0.5% of population)

26. Valley County
– Population: 12,389
– Born in Idaho: 5,416 (43.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,619 (53.4% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 183 (1.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 171 (1.4% of population)

25. Gem County
– Population: 20,614
– Born in Idaho: 9,306 (45.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,938 (48.2% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 100 (0.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,270 (6.2% of population)

24. Clearwater County
– Population: 9,012
– Born in Idaho: 4,088 (45.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,678 (51.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 60 (0.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 186 (2.1% of population)

23. Canyon County
– Population: 250,790
– Born in Idaho: 114,129 (45.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 111,582 (44.5% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 3,189 (1.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 21,890 (8.7% of population)

22. Idaho County
– Population: 17,432
– Born in Idaho: 8,130 (46.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,841 (50.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 103 (0.6% of population)
– Born in another country: 358 (2.1% of population)

21. Camas County
– Population: 1,124
– Born in Idaho: 539 (48.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 561 (49.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 9 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 15 (1.3% of population)

20. Lewis County
– Population: 3,682
– Born in Idaho: 1,805 (49.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,762 (47.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 72 (2.0% of population)
– Born in another country: 43 (1.2% of population)

19. Shoshone County
– Population: 13,785
– Born in Idaho: 6,866 (49.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,629 (48.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 45 (0.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 245 (1.8% of population)

18. Owyhee County
– Population: 12,503
– Born in Idaho: 6,282 (50.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,727 (37.8% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 147 (1.2% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,347 (10.8% of population)

17. Nez Perce County
– Population: 42,697
– Born in Idaho: 22,247 (52.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 19,541 (45.8% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 202 (0.5% of population)
– Born in another country: 707 (1.7% of population)

16. Gooding County
– Population: 15,931
– Born in Idaho: 8,331 (52.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,205 (32.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 171 (1.1% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,224 (14.0% of population)

15. Twin Falls County
– Population: 93,734
– Born in Idaho: 49,415 (52.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 35,664 (38.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 682 (0.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 7,973 (8.5% of population)

14. Lincoln County
– Population: 5,358
– Born in Idaho: 2,825 (52.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,648 (30.8% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 42 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 843 (15.7% of population)

13. Jerome County
– Population: 25,173
– Born in Idaho: 13,578 (53.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,939 (27.6% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 144 (0.6% of population)
– Born in another country: 4,512 (17.9% of population)

12. Bonneville County
– Population: 129,523
– Born in Idaho: 72,316 (55.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 51,107 (39.5% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 852 (0.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 5,248 (4.1% of population)

11. Clark County
– Population: 849
– Born in Idaho: 486 (57.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 171 (20.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 28 (3.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 164 (19.3% of population)

10. Bear Lake County
– Population: 6,650
– Born in Idaho: 3,816 (57.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,709 (40.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 15 (0.2% of population)
– Born in another country: 110 (1.7% of population)

9. Cassia County
– Population: 25,483
– Born in Idaho: 14,746 (57.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,951 (31.2% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 167 (0.7% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,619 (10.3% of population)

8. Minidoka County
– Population: 22,208
– Born in Idaho: 12,869 (57.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,621 (29.8% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 98 (0.4% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,620 (11.8% of population)

7. Caribou County
– Population: 7,162
– Born in Idaho: 4,203 (58.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,661 (37.2% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 22 (0.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 276 (3.9% of population)

6. Bannock County
– Population: 89,454
– Born in Idaho: 52,594 (58.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 33,140 (37.0% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 702 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 3,018 (3.4% of population)

5. Fremont County
– Population: 13,943
– Born in Idaho: 8,297 (59.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,836 (34.7% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 39 (0.3% of population)
– Born in another country: 771 (5.5% of population)

4. Butte County
– Population: 2,684
– Born in Idaho: 1,661 (61.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 942 (35.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 3 (0.1% of population)
– Born in another country: 78 (2.9% of population)

3. Power County
– Population: 8,133
– Born in Idaho: 5,279 (64.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,797 (22.1% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 8 (0.1% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,049 (12.9% of population)

2. Jefferson County
– Population: 33,154
– Born in Idaho: 21,921 (66.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,566 (28.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 282 (0.9% of population)
– Born in another country: 1,385 (4.2% of population)

1. Bingham County
– Population: 49,664
– Born in Idaho: 33,078 (66.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 13,377 (26.9% of population)
– Born in U.S. territories: 395 (0.8% of population)
– Born in another country: 2,814 (5.7% of population)