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Cities in Idaho by population

Boise City, ID had the highest population of 27 cities in 2022, at 237,416. Sandpoint, ID had the lowest, at 9,763. The median was 26,403 and the figure for Idaho was 1.94 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest237,416Boise City, ID
Lowest9,763Sandpoint, ID
Median26,40327 cities
Idaho1,942,951History

All cities, 2022

Boise City, ID: 237,416 personsBoise City, ID237,416Meridian, ID: 130,097 personsMeridian, ID130,097Nampa, ID: 111,153 personsNampa, ID111,153Idaho Falls, ID: 67,807 personsIdaho Falls, ID67,807Caldwell, ID: 66,054 personsCaldwell, ID66,054Pocatello, ID: 58,373 personsPocatello, ID58,373Coeur d'Alene, ID: 56,741 personsCoeur d'Alene, ID56,741Twin Falls, ID: 54,432 personsTwin Falls, ID54,432Post Falls, ID: 44,237 personsPost Falls, ID44,237Rexburg, ID: 41,001 personsRexburg, ID41,001Lewiston, ID: 34,900 personsLewiston, ID34,900Eagle, ID: 33,252 personsEagle, ID33,252Kuna, ID: 27,313 personsKuna, ID27,313Moscow, ID: 26,403 personsMoscow, ID26,403Ammon, ID: 19,033 personsAmmon, ID19,033Hayden, ID: 16,520 personsHayden, ID16,520Mountain Home, ID: 16,518 personsMountain Home, ID16,518Chubbuck, ID: 16,224 personsChubbuck, ID16,224Star, ID: 14,721 personsStar, ID14,721Jerome, ID: 13,002 personsJerome, ID13,002Garden City, ID: 12,939 personsGarden City, ID12,939Blackfoot, ID: 12,768 personsBlackfoot, ID12,768Burley, ID: 12,153 personsBurley, ID12,153Middleton, ID: 10,679 personsMiddleton, ID10,679Rathdrum, ID: 10,641 personsRathdrum, ID10,641Hailey, ID: 9,767 personsHailey, ID9,767Sandpoint, ID: 9,763 personsSandpoint, ID9,763Boise City, ID: 237,416 personsBoise City, ID237,416Meridian, ID: 130,097 personsMeridian, ID130,097Nampa, ID: 111,153 personsNampa, ID111,153Idaho Falls, ID: 67,807 personsIdaho Falls, ID67,807Caldwell, ID: 66,054 personsCaldwell, ID66,054Pocatello, ID: 58,373 personsPocatello, ID58,373Coeur d'Alene, ID: 56,741 personsCoeur d'Alene, ID56,741Twin Falls, ID: 54,432 personsTwin Falls, ID54,432Post Falls, ID: 44,237 personsPost Falls, ID44,237Rexburg, ID: 41,001 personsRexburg, ID41,001Lewiston, ID: 34,900 personsLewiston, ID34,900Eagle, ID: 33,252 personsEagle, ID33,252Kuna, ID: 27,313 personsKuna, ID27,313Moscow, ID: 26,403 personsMoscow, ID26,403Ammon, ID: 19,033 personsAmmon, ID19,033Hayden, ID: 16,520 personsHayden, ID16,520Mountain Home, ID: 16,518 personsMountain Home, ID16,518Chubbuck, ID: 16,224 personsChubbuck, ID16,224Star, ID: 14,721 personsStar, ID14,721Jerome, ID: 13,002 personsJerome, ID13,002Garden City, ID: 12,939 personsGarden City, ID12,939Blackfoot, ID: 12,768 personsBlackfoot, ID12,768Burley, ID: 12,153 personsBurley, ID12,153Middleton, ID: 10,679 personsMiddleton, ID10,679Rathdrum, ID: 10,641 personsRathdrum, ID10,641Hailey, ID: 9,767 personsHailey, ID9,767Sandpoint, ID: 9,763 personsSandpoint, ID9,763
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Boise City, ID237,416-0.3%
2Meridian, ID130,097+3.3%
3Nampa, ID111,153+4.3%
4Idaho Falls, ID67,807+0.9%
5Caldwell, ID66,054+3.3%
6Pocatello, ID58,373+0.9%
7Coeur d'Alene, ID56,741+1%
8Twin Falls, ID54,432+1.7%
9Post Falls, ID44,237+3.5%
10Rexburg, ID41,001+1.4%
11Lewiston, ID34,900+1.1%
12Eagle, ID33,252+1.2%
13Kuna, ID27,313+2.5%
14Moscow, ID26,403+1.7%
15Ammon, ID19,033+1.9%
16Hayden, ID16,520+1.8%
17Mountain Home, ID16,518+1.9%
18Chubbuck, ID16,224+2.5%
19Star, ID14,721+13%
20Jerome, ID13,002+3%
21Garden City, ID12,939+5.1%
22Blackfoot, ID12,768+2%
23Burley, ID12,153+1.5%
24Middleton, ID10,679+4.5%
25Rathdrum, ID10,641+4.1%
26Hailey, ID9,767+2.7%
27Sandpoint, ID9,763+6.7%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Idaho by population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Idaho by population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/idaho-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Idaho by population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/idaho-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Idaho by population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/idaho-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Boise City, ID, with 237,416 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Sandpoint, ID, with 9,763 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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