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Butte County, Idaho

Butte County had 2,735 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,236.5 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 44 in Idaho by population and 11th by land area.

Population
2,735
#42 of 44 in Idaho · #2,980 in US
Area
2,236.5 sq mi
#11 of 44 in Idaho · #251 in US
Density
1.2 / sq mi
#41 of 44 in Idaho · #3,050 in US
Median household income
$57,678
#39 of 44 in Idaho · #2,067 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Butte County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Butte County population, land area and income

Butte County had 2,735 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,236.5 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 44 in Idaho by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 1.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents, so Butte County has 18% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,678 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,735

3144th1st

2980th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,236 sq mi

3144th1st

251st of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

3050th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,678

3143rd1st

2067th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

2,735

44th1st

42nd of 44 (ID)

Land area

2,236 sq mi

44th1st

11th of 44 (ID)

Density

1.2 / sq mi

44th1st

41st of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$57,678

44th1st

39th of 44 (ID)

How Butte County's population changed since 2020

Butte County gained 152 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.9%. That ranks 30th of 44 in Idaho for growth. The median Idaho county changed by +7.2%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Butte County recorded 140 births and 165 deaths, a natural change of -25. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +189. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 189 people.

2,58320202,66520212,69220222,74720232,7352024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
140
Deaths
165
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+189
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-12

Where Butte County is

The Census internal point of Butte County is at 43.685100, -113.177600. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Butte County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Madison County: +5.0%Idaho County: +8.0%Benewah County: +9.9%Gooding County: +3.4%Lincoln County: +8.2%Minidoka County: +4.7%Custer County: +7.7%Boundary County: +15.6%Lemhi County: +5.5%Twin Falls County: +6.8%Franklin County: +9.5%Oneida County: +9.0%Gem County: +13.4%Shoshone County: +6.6%Fremont County: +7.3%Clearwater County: +4.6%Kootenai County: +9.0%Cassia County: +4.9%Blaine County: +3.8%Clark County: +0.1%Jerome County: +7.4%Bonner County: +13.8%Elmore County: +3.7%Caribou County: +3.2%Bonneville County: +7.1%Jefferson County: +12.1%Power County: +6.3%Lewis County: +5.8%Nez Perce County: +1.7%Ada County: +7.5%Adams County: +12.9%Valley County: +7.9%Bingham County: +5.8%Bannock County: +4.3%Owyhee County: +6.2%Washington County: +9.3%Latah County: +6.4%Teton County: +10.2%Camas County: +15.0%Boise County: +12.0%Bear Lake County: +6.5%Butte County: +5.9%Canyon County: +14.5%Payette County: +8.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.7%
  2. < +6.4%
  3. < +7.7%
  4. < +9.9%
  5. ≥ +9.9%
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Orange pin: Butte County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
43.685100, -113.177600
DMS
43°41'6.36"N 113°10'39.36"W
UTM
12N 324490.1E 4839202.8N
Geohash
9rz888ds4
Plus code
85M8MRPC+2X

Towns in Butte County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Butte County. Its 2,735 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Butte County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Butte County. The most populous is Bingham County, ID, with 50,889 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 151.9 miles W of Butte County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Boise City, ID (population 237,963), 152.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Blackfoot, ID (population 13,224), 53.7 miles away.

Butte County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Butte County is 16023: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,678.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Butte County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,735. That is up 152 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,583.

What is the FIPS code of Butte County?

16023. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Butte County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Butte County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Butte County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bingham County, ID; Jefferson County, ID; Blaine County, ID; Lemhi County, ID; Custer County, ID; Clark County, ID.

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 Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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