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Idaho: population density

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 45 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
51 Alaska 0.5
50 Wyoming 2.3
49 Montana 2.8
48 North Dakota 4.3
47 South Dakota 4.5
46 New Mexico 6.7
45 Idaho 8.3
44 Nebraska 9.7
43 Nevada 10.8
42 Kansas 13.8
41 Utah 15.1
40 Maine 16.8
39 Oregon 17.0
38 Colorado 21.4
37 Iowa 21.8
36 Oklahoma 22.2
35 Arkansas 22.4
34 Mississippi 24.5
33 Arizona 24.7
32 Vermont 26.0
31 Minnesota 27.4
30 West Virginia 28.7
29 Missouri 34.4
28 Alabama 37.3
27 Louisiana 41.2
26 Wisconsin 41.4
25 Texas 42.8
24 Kentucky 43.4
23 Washington 44.2
22 New Hampshire 58.5
21 Tennessee 64.0
20 South Carolina 66.0
19 Michigan 67.9
18 Georgia 70.8
17 Indiana 72.5
16 North Carolina 83.1
15 Virginia 83.2
14 Hawaii 85.1
13 Illinois 88.0
12 California 97.8
11 Ohio 110
10 Pennsylvania 110
9 Florida 154
8 New York 159
7 Delaware 192
6 Maryland 239
5 Connecticut 284
4 Massachusetts 339
3 Rhode Island 391
2 New Jersey 462
1 District of Columbia 4,439

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.