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Idaho: population density

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 45 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Idaho · United States · World
+23% since 2015
Idaho United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Idaho
9.5
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Idaho · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 9.5 · 2025
First value 4.7 · 1990
Highest 9.5 · 2025
Lowest 4.7 · 1990
Average change +2.0% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearIdahoChange United StatesWorld
2025 9.5 +1.4% 37.3 —
2024 9.3 +1.5% 37.1 —
2023 9.2 +1.4% 36.8 62.1
2022 9.1 +2.0% 36.5 61.6
2021 8.9 +3.0% 36.2 61.0
2020 8.6 +3.5% 36.2 60.4
2019 8.3 +2.1% 35.8 59.8
2018 8.2 +2.0% 35.7 59.2
2017 8.0 +2.0% 35.5 58.6
2016 7.8 +1.9% 35.2 57.9
2015 7.7 +1.2% 35.0 57.3
2014 7.6 +1.2% 34.7 56.6
2013 7.5 +1.1% 34.5 55.9
2012 7.4 +0.7% 34.2 55.2
2011 7.4 +0.8% 34.0 55.6
2010 7.3 +1.1% 33.8 54.9
2009 7.2 +1.3% 33.5 54.3
2008 7.2 +2.0% 33.2 53.6
2007 7.0 +2.5% 32.9 52.9
2006 6.8 +2.9% 32.6 52.3
2005 6.7 +2.6% 32.2 51.6
2004 6.5 +2.0% 32.0 51.0
2003 6.4 +1.8% 31.7 50.4
2002 6.2 +1.5% 31.4 49.7
2001 6.2 +1.7% 31.1 49.1
2000 6.1 +1.8% 30.8 48.4
1999 6.0 +1.9% 30.5 47.8
1998 5.8 +1.9% 30.1 47.2
1997 5.7 +2.1% 29.8 46.5
1996 5.6 +2.2% 29.4 45.8
1995 5.5 +2.8% 29.1 45.1
1994 5.3 +3.3% 28.7 44.5
1993 5.2 +3.4% 28.4 43.8
1992 5.0 +2.9% 28.0 43.5
1991 4.9 +3.0% 27.6 51.7
1990 4.7 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 36.8
51 Alaska 0.5
34 Arizona 22.9
35 Arkansas 22.0
12 California 95.6
38 Colorado 19.9
5 Connecticut 286
7 Delaware 184
1 District of Columbia 4,166
9 Florida 142
19 Georgia 67.1
14 Hawaii 85.0
45 Idaho 7.6
13 Illinois 89.5
17 Indiana 71.0
37 Iowa 21.5
42 Kansas 13.7
23 Kentucky 42.9
24 Louisiana 41.2
39 Maine 16.6
6 Maryland 235
4 Massachusetts 333
18 Michigan 67.5
31 Minnesota 26.4
33 Mississippi 24.6
29 Missouri 33.9
49 Montana 2.7
44 Nebraska 9.4
43 Nevada 9.9
22 New Hampshire 57.4
2 New Jersey 461
46 New Mexico 6.6
8 New York 161
16 North Carolina 78.7
48 North Dakota 4.1
11 Ohio 109
36 Oklahoma 21.8
40 Oregon 15.9
10 Pennsylvania 110
3 Rhode Island 390
20 South Carolina 61.8
47 South Dakota 4.3
21 Tennessee 61.3
27 Texas 39.8
41 Utah 13.8
32 Vermont 26.1
15 Virginia 81.0
25 Washington 40.9
30 West Virginia 29.7
26 Wisconsin 40.9
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.