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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 39.2
51 Alaska 0.5
33 Arizona 25.8
36 Arkansas 22.9
12 California 97.6
38 Colorado 22.2
5 Connecticut 293
7 Delaware 208
1 District of Columbia 4,417
8 Florida 167
17 Georgia 74.6
15 Hawaii 86.9
45 Idaho 9.3
13 Illinois 88.3
18 Indiana 74.5
37 Iowa 22.4
42 Kansas 14.0
25 Kentucky 44.6
27 Louisiana 40.8
39 Maine 17.6
6 Maryland 247
4 Massachusetts 351
20 Michigan 68.9
31 Minnesota 28.1
34 Mississippi 24.2
29 Missouri 35.0
49 Montana 3.0
44 Nebraska 10.1
43 Nevada 11.5
22 New Hampshire 60.7
2 New Jersey 495
46 New Mexico 6.8
9 New York 162
14 North Carolina 87.6
48 North Dakota 4.5
11 Ohio 112
35 Oklahoma 23.0
40 Oregon 17.2
10 Pennsylvania 113
3 Rhode Island 411
19 South Carolina 70.3
47 South Dakota 4.7
21 Tennessee 67.7
24 Texas 46.2
41 Utah 16.5
32 Vermont 27.1
16 Virginia 85.9
23 Washington 46.2
30 West Virginia 28.4
26 Wisconsin 42.4
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.