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Largest cities in Idaho

Resident population as of July 1 of the given year.

By city

The 36 most populous incorporated cities in Idaho, in order of their 2025 figure. A city with its own page is linked.

People

  1. Boise238,429
  2. Meridian142,988
  3. Nampa120,384
  4. Caldwell76,629
  5. Idaho Falls71,785
  6. Pocatello58,771
  7. Coeur d'Alene58,179
  8. Twin Falls56,216
  9. Post Falls46,715
  10. Rexburg40,334
  11. Lewiston34,717
  12. Eagle34,658
  13. Kuna31,525
  14. Moscow26,721
  15. Star20,874
  16. Ammon20,119
  17. Hayden17,363
  18. Chubbuck16,823
  19. Mountain Home16,779
  20. Jerome13,731
  21. Blackfoot13,361
  22. Rathdrum13,227
  23. Garden City13,047
  24. Middleton12,600
  25. Burley12,409
  26. Sandpoint10,645
  27. Hailey10,053
  28. Emmett8,900
  29. Payette8,813
  30. Fruitland7,213
  31. Rupert6,460
  32. Weiser6,249
  33. Preston6,177
  34. Kimberly5,798
  35. Rigby5,757
  36. Shelley5,303

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

Data table (36 rows)
City2025
1. Boise City238,429
2. Meridian142,988
3. Nampa120,384
4. Caldwell76,629
5. Idaho Falls71,785
6. Pocatello58,771
7. Coeur d'Alene58,179
8. Twin Falls56,216
9. Post Falls46,715
10. Rexburg40,334
11. Lewiston34,717
12. Eagle34,658
13. Kuna31,525
14. Moscow26,721
15. Star20,874
16. Ammon20,119
17. Hayden17,363
18. Chubbuck16,823
19. Mountain Home16,779
20. Jerome13,731
21. Blackfoot13,361
22. Rathdrum13,227
23. Garden City13,047
24. Middleton12,600
25. Burley12,409
26. Sandpoint10,645
27. Hailey10,053
28. Emmett8,900
29. Payette8,813
30. Fruitland7,213
31. Rupert6,460
32. Weiser6,249
33. Preston6,177
34. Kimberly5,798
35. Rigby5,757
36. Shelley5,303

Comparison

The largest is Boise at 238,429 in 2025; next is Meridian at 142,988.

Historical data

Percent

  1. Star81.703%
  2. Rathdrum42.394%
  3. Middleton31.620%
  4. Kuna28.537%
  5. Caldwell26.226%
  6. Kimberly24.742%
  7. Sandpoint21.992%
  8. Meridian19.649%
  9. Post Falls18.807%
  10. Nampa18.715%
  11. Fruitland17.956%
  12. Emmett15.076%
  13. Rigby13.573%
  14. Ammon12.541%
  15. Preston11.277%
  16. Jerome11.038%
  17. Hayden10.924%
  18. Weiser10.504%
  19. Eagle9.573%
  20. Shelley9.566%
  21. Hailey9.284%
  22. Idaho Falls8.917%
  23. Twin Falls7.875%
  24. Blackfoot7.715%
  25. Payette7.515%
  26. Chubbuck7.310%
  27. Rupert6.583%
  28. Garden City6.142%
  29. Coeur d'Alene5.874%
  30. Burley5.546%
  31. Moscow4.673%
  32. Mountain Home4.536%
  33. Pocatello3.355%
  34. Lewiston1.358%
  35. Rexburg1.334%
  36. Boise1.015%

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

Data table (6 rows)
PeriodBoise (people)Meridian (people)Nampa (people)Caldwell (people)Idaho Falls (people)Pocatello (people)Coeur d'Alene (people)Twin Falls (people)Post Falls (people)Rexburg (people)Lewiston (people)Eagle (people)Kuna (people)Moscow (people)Star (people)Ammon (people)Hayden (people)Chubbuck (people)Mountain Home (people)Jerome (people)Blackfoot (people)Rathdrum (people)Garden City (people)Middleton (people)Burley (people)Sandpoint (people)Hailey (people)Emmett (people)Payette (people)Fruitland (people)Rupert (people)Weiser (people)Preston (people)Kimberly (people)Rigby (people)Shelley (people)
2020236,033119,506101,40660,70865,90856,86354,95152,11239,32039,80334,25231,63024,52625,52811,48817,87715,65315,67716,05112,36612,4049,28912,2929,57311,7578,7269,1997,7348,1976,1156,0615,6555,5514,6485,0694,840
2021238,202125,896106,58963,91667,17057,85756,15353,53142,73040,43934,51532,85926,65625,95213,03218,68116,23115,82116,20912,62912,51210,22112,30810,22011,9699,1539,5147,9148,4426,4756,0695,8255,7034,8445,2485,035
2022237,416130,097111,15366,05467,80758,37356,74154,43244,23741,00134,90033,25227,31326,40314,72119,03316,52016,22416,51813,00212,76810,64112,93910,67912,1539,7639,7678,2808,5866,7406,1975,9575,9115,0885,4385,131
2023236,297135,242114,84368,69368,06558,54956,97755,10244,88040,51734,81833,16028,13826,50716,38119,64116,44216,39416,68013,28612,97211,58212,80711,08212,26310,0109,9548,5438,6486,8916,3186,0926,0485,3725,5875,202
2024237,730139,593117,57773,17769,56858,60057,37655,55845,81540,32934,72833,44829,08926,64718,18020,12616,93216,58416,77913,59213,22612,61412,91611,75412,31510,37310,1468,6498,7547,0956,3476,0816,0885,5825,6805,276
2025238,429142,988120,38476,62971,78558,77158,17956,21646,71540,33434,71734,65831,52526,72120,87420,11917,36316,82316,77913,73113,36113,22713,04712,60012,40910,64510,0538,9008,8137,2136,4606,2496,1775,7985,7575,303

Source

Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset
Population Estimates Program
Geography
Nation, all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho's 44 counties, and every Idaho incorporated place of 5,000 or more residents
Time coverage
2010-2025
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Newest release as of
; next expected by June 2027
Original file
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv
Methodology
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/methodology.html
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Population Estimates Program

Caveats

  • Totals for 2010-2019 are Vintage 2019 estimates and 2020-2025 are Vintage 2025; a change across 2019 to 2020 includes the revision between vintages.

Cite as Understand Idaho, “Largest cities in Idaho”, https://understandidaho.com/population/cities/; cite the publisher above for the figures. See the data catalog.

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