Kootenai County, meanwhile, grew by 1.7%. Together, the most populated counties accounted for 86% of Idaho’s total population growth in 2024, up from 74.6% in 2023. Readers can view the charts here: ...

That’s a shift from the highs of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Idaho outpaced all other states in 2021 and saw a population growth of nearly 3%, or just over 53,000 residents. Between 2023 and ...