German-Americans were the largest ethnic group in Idaho in 2010. Also notable is the Basque presence in the state. While only 6,294 persons, it's the second largest Basque community in America.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Idaho Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Idaho Population |
Total
Population
|
1,571,450
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
German
|
282,317
|
17.97%
|
2
|
English
|
256,886
|
16.35%
|
3
|
American
|
163,078
|
10.38%
|
4
|
Mexican
|
156,187
|
9.94%
|
5
|
Irish
|
149,055
|
9.49%
|
6
|
Norwegian
|
58,851
|
3.75%
|
7
|
Scottish
|
52,477
|
3.34%
|
8
|
Swedish
|
48,080
|
3.06%
|
9
|
Italian
|
47,712
|
3.04%
|
10
|
French,
except Basque
|
43,067
|
2.74%
|
11
|
European
|
36,388
|
2.32%
|
12
|
Danish
|
35,549
|
2.26%
|
13
|
Dutch
|
32,643
|
2.08%
|
14
|
Scotch-Irish
|
19,670
|
1.25%
|
15
|
Welsh
|
18,269
|
1.16%
|
16
|
Polish
|
16,720
|
1.06%
|
17
|
Swiss
|
11,446
|
0.73%
|
18
|
Russian
|
10,828
|
0.69%
|
19
|
Scandinavian
|
9,724
|
0.62%
|
20
|
Portuguese
|
7,644
|
0.49%
|
21
|
French
Canadian
|
7,425
|
0.47%
|
22
|
Czech
|
7,277
|
0.46%
|
23
|
British
|
6,925
|
0.44%
|
24
|
Basque
|
6,294
|
0.40%
|
25
|
Finnish
|
5,202
|
0.33%
|
26
|
Canadian
|
4,988
|
0.32%
|
27
|
Greek
|
4,476
|
0.28%
|
28
|
Yugoslavian
|
4,273
|
0.27%
|
29
|
Puerto
Rican
|
4,267
|
0.27%
|
30
|
Northern
European
|
4,239
|
0.27%
|
31
|
African-American*
|
4,157
|
0.26%
|
32
|
Austrian
|
4,014
|
0.26%
|
33
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
4,012
|
0.26%
|
34
|
Hungarian
|
3,710
|
0.24%
|
35
|
Spaniard
|
3,511
|
0.22%
|
36
|
Ukrainian
|
3,319
|
0.21%
|
37
|
Japanese
|
2,546
|
0.16%
|
38
|
Asian
Indian
|
2,330
|
0.15%
|
39
|
Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
2,095
|
0.13%
|
40
|
African
|
2,038
|
0.13%
|
41
|
Korean
|
1,867
|
0.12%
|
42
|
Peruvian
|
1,770
|
0.11%
|
43
|
Salvadoran
|
1,722
|
0.11%
|
44
|
Vietnamese
|
1,658
|
0.11%
|
45
|
Belgian
|
1,497
|
0.10%
|
46
|
Filipino
|
1,462
|
0.09%
|
47
|
Spanish
|
1,348
|
0.09%
|
48
|
Czechoslovakian
|
1,329
|
0.08%
|
49
|
Croatian
|
1,291
|
0.08%
|
50
|
Cherokee
|
1,273
|
0.08%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, B03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
