Most Native American places in Idaho research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the Idaho cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2025. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2019-2023 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.
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The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Blackfoot. 3.29% of people in Blackfoot are Native Americans.
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The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Rathdrum. 0.00% of people in Rathdrum are Native American.
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The city with the most Native Americans is Pocatello. 742 people in Pocatello are Native American.
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The city with the fewest Native Americans is Rathdrum. 0 people in Rathdrum are Native American.
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The United States has 1,751,338 Native Americans and is 0.53% Native American.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Cities In Idaho With The Largest Native American Population For 2025
- Blackfoot
- Pocatello
- Lewiston
- Chubbuck
- Post Falls
- Mountain Home
- Coeur d’Alene
- Moscow
- Emmett
- Idaho Falls
Which city in Idaho had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in Idaho for 2025 is Blackfoot. 3.29 of Blackfoot identify as Native American.
To see where Idaho ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.
And if you already knew these places were Native American, check out the best places to live in Idaho or the most diverse places in Idaho.
Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.
Cities In Idaho With The Largest Native American Population For 2025
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Population: 12,628
# Of Native American Residents: 415
% Native American: 3.29%
More on Blackfoot: Data
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Population: 57,152
# Of Native American Residents: 742
% Native American: 1.3%
More on Pocatello: Data
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Population: 34,471
# Of Native American Residents: 432
% Native American: 1.25%
More on Lewiston: Data
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Population: 15,900
# Of Native American Residents: 191
% Native American: 1.2%
More on Chubbuck: Data
5. Post Falls
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Population: 41,716
# Of Native American Residents: 400
% Native American: 0.96%
More on Post Falls:
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Population: 16,265
# Of Native American Residents: 134
% Native American: 0.82%
More on Mountain Home: Data
7. Coeur D’alene
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Population: 55,558
# Of Native American Residents: 370
% Native American: 0.67%
More on Coeur D’alene:
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Population: 25,868
# Of Native American Residents: 170
% Native American: 0.66%
More on Moscow: Data
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Population: 7,948
# Of Native American Residents: 48
% Native American: 0.6%
More on Emmett: Data
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Population: 66,672
# Of Native American Residents: 393
% Native American: 0.59%
More on Idaho Falls: Data
Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Idaho With The Largest Native American Population For 2025
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Idaho.
We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2019-2023 American Community Survey data.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.
We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 32 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 3.29 to 0.00.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Blackfoot took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Rathdrum was the least Native American city.
We updated this article for 2025. This article is our tenth time ranking the cities in Idaho with the largest Native American population.
Summary: Native American Populations Across Idaho
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across Idaho according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
The most Native American cities in Idaho are Blackfoot, Pocatello, Lewiston, Chubbuck, Post Falls, Mountain Home, Coeur d’Alene, Moscow, Emmett, and Idaho Falls.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least Native American places in Idaho:
- Rathdrum
- Star
- Weiser
For more Idaho reading, check out:
Most Native American Places In Idaho
| Rank | City | Population | Native American Population | % Native American |
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| 1 | Blackfoot | 12,628 | 415 | 3.29% |
| 2 | Pocatello | 57,152 | 742 | 1.3% |
| 3 | Lewiston | 34,471 | 432 | 1.25% |
| 4 | Chubbuck | 15,900 | 191 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Post Falls | 41,716 | 400 | 0.96% |
| 6 | Mountain Home | 16,265 | 134 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Coeur D’alene | 55,558 | 370 | 0.67% |
| 8 | Moscow | 25,868 | 170 | 0.66% |
| 9 | Emmett | 7,948 | 48 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Idaho Falls | 66,672 | 393 | 0.59% |
| 11 | Caldwell | 63,465 | 229 | 0.36% |
| 12 | Payette | 8,358 | 29 | 0.35% |
| 13 | Boise City | 235,701 | 730 | 0.31% |
| 14 | Meridian | 124,865 | 341 | 0.27% |
| 15 | Burley | 11,721 | 32 | 0.27% |
| 16 | Nampa | 106,289 | 240 | 0.23% |
| 17 | Preston | 5,800 | 13 | 0.22% |
| 18 | Garden City | 12,483 | 27 | 0.22% |
| 19 | Kuna | 25,960 | 53 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Middleton | 10,101 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Twin Falls | 53,219 | 96 | 0.18% |
| 22 | Eagle | 31,490 | 56 | 0.18% |
| 23 | Jerome | 12,689 | 20 | 0.16% |
| 24 | Hailey | 9,439 | 10 | 0.11% |
| 25 | Rupert | 6,157 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Sandpoint | 9,244 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 27 | Ammon | 18,496 | 14 | 0.08% |
| 28 | Rexburg | 39,589 | 23 | 0.06% |
| 29 | Hayden | 16,021 | 9 | 0.06% |
| 30 | Weiser | 5,803 | 1 | 0.02% |
| 31 | Star | 13,231 | 1 | 0.01% |
| 32 | Rathdrum | 10,133 | 0 | 0.0% |