French Canadian Population in Adams County, ID by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

In Adams County, ID, French Canadian residents total 14 across the county. Of that, 8 live in Council, while New Meadows reports none. This points to a partially concentrated presence centered in Council, with the rest likely residing in unincorporated parts of Adams County or smaller incorporated cities not captured in this ranking. The section below explores how this distribution plays out across the county and similar regions within Idaho.

Top 5 cities with the largest French Canadian population in Adams County

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  • 1
    Council
    French Canadian population in Council is 8
    0.97% of Council population is French Canadian
  • 2
    New Meadows
    French Canadian population in New Meadows is 0
    - of New Meadows population is French Canadian

Overview of French Canadian population in Adams County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Adams County with 14 French Canadian residents (0.3% of 4,599 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 27th percentile nationally among counties and 34th percentile within Idaho for French Canadian population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Adams County's French Canadian population of 0.3% remains below Idaho's state average of 0.44% and the national average of 0.51%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Adams County contains 14 French Canadian residents, representing less than 1% of Idaho's total French Canadian population of 8,381.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey documents Adams County with 0.01 French-Canadian Americans per square mile, below Idaho's average of 0.1 per square mile, placing the county among the least concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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Adams County Cities by French Canadian Population

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ACS demographic data [1] documents 8 French Canadian residents in Council — one of the two incorporated cities in the county included in this analysis*. The following table provides complete population breakdowns, demographic concentrations, density statistics for both cities in Adams County, ID.
cities in Adams County, ID ranked by French Canadian population count
Rank by French Canadian Population
City
French Canadian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Adams County French Canadian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Council 8 0.97% 57.14%
2 New Meadows 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Adams County, ID by their French Canadian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines French Canadian population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having French Canadian ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as French Canadian alone, while others identify as French Canadian along with another race (such as French Canadian and German).
  • We’ve used the “French Canadian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the French Canadian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as French Canadian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as French Canadian .
  2. % of Total Adams County French Canadian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. French Canadian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small French Canadian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported French Canadian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where French Canadian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.