Bordering states

Idaho vs Nevada

Short answer

Nevada has 3,267,467 residents, 63% more than Idaho's 2,001,619. Nevada is the larger by land, 1.33 times the size of Idaho.
ID
2,001,619
NV
3,267,467

The two states, county by county

Both maps share one density scale, so the same shade means the same number of people per square mile on either side of the border. Darker counties are denser. Select a county to open its page.

Idaho

Madison County: 118.4 per sq miIdaho County: 2.1 per sq miBenewah County: 13.6 per sq miGooding County: 22.2 per sq miLincoln County: 4.6 per sq miMinidoka County: 30.0 per sq miCuster County: 0.9 per sq miBoundary County: 11.1 per sq miLemhi County: 1.8 per sq miTwin Falls County: 50.2 per sq miFranklin County: 23.6 per sq miOneida County: 4.2 per sq miGem County: 39.0 per sq miShoshone County: 5.3 per sq miFremont County: 7.7 per sq miClearwater County: 3.7 per sq miKootenai County: 152.1 per sq miCassia County: 10.1 per sq miBlaine County: 9.6 per sq miClark County: 0.5 per sq miJerome County: 43.6 per sq miBonner County: 31.1 per sq miElmore County: 9.7 per sq miCaribou County: 4.1 per sq miBonneville County: 71.6 per sq miJefferson County: 31.9 per sq miPower County: 6.0 per sq miLewis County: 7.8 per sq miNez Perce County: 50.5 per sq miAda County: 509.2 per sq miAdams County: 3.7 per sq miValley County: 3.5 per sq miBingham County: 24.3 per sq miBannock County: 81.8 per sq miOwyhee County: 1.7 per sq miWashington County: 7.9 per sq miLatah County: 39.2 per sq miTeton County: 28.8 per sq miCamas County: 1.2 per sq miBoise County: 4.5 per sq miBear Lake County: 6.9 per sq miButte County: 1.2 per sq miCanyon County: 454.6 per sq miPayette County: 68.0 per sq mi

Nevada

Clark County: 304.0 per sq miPershing County: 1.1 per sq miStorey County: 15.6 per sq miEsmeralda County: 0.2 per sq miLincoln County: 0.4 per sq miHumboldt County: 1.8 per sq miEureka County: 0.4 per sq miNye County: 3.1 per sq miLyon County: 31.8 per sq miChurchill County: 5.3 per sq miCarson City: 402.3 per sq miDouglas County: 69.8 per sq miElko County: 3.2 per sq miWhite Pine County: 1.0 per sq miLander County: 1.0 per sq miMineral County: 1.2 per sq miWashoe County: 80.3 per sq mi
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Residents, 2024

  1. 01Idaho2,001,619
  2. 02Nevada3,267,467

Land, square miles

  1. 01Idaho82,645
  2. 02Nevada109,860

People per square mile

  1. 01Idaho24.2
  2. 02Nevada29.7

Median county household income

  1. 01Idaho$67,254
  2. 02Nevada$75,103

Side by side

MeasureIdahoNevada
Residents, 20242,001,6193,267,467
Rank by population38th31st
Land, sq mi82,645109,860
People per sq mi24.229.7
County-equivalents4417
Median county residents15,01917,116
Median county income$67,254$75,103
Most populous countyAda CountyClark County
Largest county by landIdaho CountyNye County
CapitalBoiseCarson City
Daylight at capital, June 2115 h 26 min14 h 56 min
Census divisionMountainMountain
Census Vintage 2024 population, 2024 Gazetteer land area, SAIPE 2023 income. Daylight computed with SunCalc.

Population and density

Nevada has 3,267,467 residents, 63% more than Idaho's 2,001,619. Idaho ranks 38th and Nevada 31st of the 50 states and DC. Nevada is the more crowded, with 29.7 people per square mile against 24.2, 23% more.

Land area

Nevada has 109,860 square miles of land, 33% more than Idaho's 82,645. The largest county-equivalent in Idaho is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; in Nevada it is Nye County at 18,182.

Counties

Idaho is divided into 44 county-equivalents and Nevada into 17, so an average Idaho county covers 1,878 square miles against 6,462. The typical county in Idaho has 15,019 residents, against 17,116 in Nevada. The most populous are Ada County (535,799) and Clark County (2,398,871).

2 county names appear on both sides of the border: Clark, Lincoln. Use the FIPS code, not the name, when joining data across the two states.

Household income

The median county in Nevada has a household income of $75,103, 12% above Idaho's $67,254. The highest county incomes are Teton County ($94,895) in Idaho and Storey County ($88,684) in Nevada, from SAIPE 2023.

Capitals and daylight

Boise and Carson City are 359 miles apart in a straight line; from Boise the initial bearing is 212°, SSW. On June 21, 2026, Boise gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and Carson City 14 h 56 min; on December 21 the figures are 8 h 56 min and 9 h 25 min. Month by month tables are on the Boise and Carson City daylight pages.

Where they sit

Both are in the Census Mountain division of the West region. By county internal points, Idaho spans 2 UTM zones and Nevada 1.

Questions people ask

Which is bigger, Idaho or Nevada?

Nevada, with 109,860 square miles of land against 82,645, 1.33 times as large.

Which has more people, Idaho or Nevada?

Nevada has 3,267,467 residents, 63% more than Idaho's 2,001,619.

How far is Boise from Carson City?

359 miles in a straight line, heading SSW (212°) from Boise.

Do Idaho and Nevada have counties with the same name?

Yes, 2: Clark, Lincoln.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Bureau regions and divisions of the United States (last verified 2026-09-30)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.