The 10 Whitest Cities In Idaho For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Idaho are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Idaho?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Gem State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Idaho for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Idaho for 2023:

  1. Hayden
  2. Star
  3. Lewiston
  4. Preston
  5. Rathdrum
  6. Ammon
  7. Post Falls
  8. Rexburg
  9. Coeur d'Alene
  10. Sandpoint

What is the whitest city in Idaho for 2023? According to the most recent census data Hayden ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Rupert is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Idaho For 2023

1. Hayden

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 15,316
% White: 94.82%
More on Hayden: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hayden, ID

2. Star

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,929
% White: 91.24%
More on Star: Real Estate | Data

Star, ID

3. Lewiston

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 33,964
% White: 90.52%
More on Lewiston: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Lewiston, ID

4. Preston

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 5,545
% White: 89.25%
More on Preston: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Preston, ID

5. Rathdrum

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,099
% White: 88.55%
More on Rathdrum: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Rathdrum, ID

6. Ammon

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 17,401
% White: 87.84%
More on Ammon: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Ammon, ID

7. Post Falls

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 38,162
% White: 87.17%
More on Post Falls: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Post Falls, ID

8. Rexburg

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 33,684
% White: 86.13%
More on Rexburg: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Rexburg, ID

Source: Public domain

9. Coeur D'alene

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 53,189
% White: 85.96%
More on Coeur D'alene: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Coeur D'Alene, ID

10. Sandpoint

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 8,448
% White: 85.75%
More on Sandpoint: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Sandpoint, ID

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Idaho for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Idaho, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Idaho.

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 32 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 94.8% to 53.4%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Hayden took the distinction of being the most White, while Rupert was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Idaho ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Idaho

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Idaho according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Idaho:

  1. Rupert
  2. Jerome
  3. Caldwell

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Hayden 94.82% 15,316
2 Star 91.24% 10,929
3 Lewiston 90.52% 33,964
4 Preston 89.25% 5,545
5 Rathdrum 88.55% 9,099
6 Ammon 87.84% 17,401
7 Post Falls 87.17% 38,162
8 Rexburg 86.13% 33,684
9 Coeur D'alene 85.96% 53,189
10 Sandpoint 85.75% 8,448
11 Eagle 85.59% 29,665
12 Garden City 85.12% 12,056
13 Moscow 84.96% 25,336
14 Meridian 83.72% 115,227
15 Chubbuck 83.63% 15,445
16 Kuna 82.52% 23,765
17 Boise City 82.05% 231,537
18 Pocatello 81.49% 55,865
19 Twin Falls 77.26% 51,223
20 Idaho Falls 77.03% 64,399
21 Emmett 76.12% 7,408
22 Middleton 75.5% 9,091
23 Blackfoot 73.65% 12,106
24 Mountain Home 72.92% 15,863
25 Payette 71.11% 7,999
26 Nampa 68.61% 98,881
27 Hailey 64.56% 9,001
28 Weiser 64.4% 5,578
29 Burley 60.3% 11,274
30 Caldwell 56.69% 58,872
31 Jerome 54.88% 12,182
32 Rupert 53.37% 5,994

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Idaho.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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