THE COUNTIES OF IDAHO

Reach Idaho was started with the goal of reaching the most lost counties in Idaho with the hope of the Gospel.

There are 16 counties in the United States where less than 1% of the population identity as Evangelical Christian. 3 of those counties are in Eastern Idaho. Of the counties in the United States where 5% or less identity as Evangelical Christian, 10 of those are in Eastern Idaho alone.

COUNTIES AROUND 5% EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN

Bannock

County seat, Pocatello, home of Idaho State University, population: 58k

County Population: 90k

LDS Wards: 86

Evangelical Churches: around 20. No Southern Baptist churches

Custer

County seat, Challis, population: 950

Existing partner: Frank Unrein, Challis Community Bible Study

Important town, Mackay: 475

County population: 4,500

LDS wards: 5

Evangelical churches: 5

Clark

County seat, Dubois, population: 525

County population: 806

LDS wards: 1

Evangelical churches: 1

Butte

County seat, Arco, population: 913

Existing partner: Kent Harwood, The Country Church

County population: 2800

LDS wards: 4

Evangelical churches: 2

Lemhi

County seat, Salmon, population: 3,300

Existing partners, Salmon Valley Baptist Church, Lemhi River Cowboy Church

County population: 8,200

LDS wards: 5

Evangelical churches: 7

COUNTIES BETWEEN 3% AND 5% EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN

Fremont

County seat, Saint Anthony, population: 4k

Existing partner: Chris Isaacs, Upper Valley Baptist Church

County population: 14k

LDS wards: 22

Evangelical churches: 5

Power

County seat: American Falls, population: 4,700

Existing partner: Chris Thompson, Willow Bay Baptist Church

County population: 8,000

LDS wards: 6

Evangelical churches: 5

COUNTIES BETWEEN 2% AND 3% EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN

Bingham

County seat, Blackfoot, population: 13k

Existing partner: Dave Michael, Grace at Riverside

County population: 50k

LDS wards: 70

Evangelical churches: 9

Bonneville

County seat, Idaho Falls, population: 65,600

Existing partners: Matt McGukin, Calvary Baptist and Sam Villalta, The Falls Church

County population: 123.5k

LDS wards: 151

Evangelical churches: 10

COUNTIES BETWEEN 1% AND 2% EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN

Franklin

County seat, Preston, population: 6k

County population: 15k

LDS wards: 37

Evangelical churches: 1

Jefferson

County seat, Rigby, population: 5,500

Existing partners: Scott Plath, South Fork Outdoorsman Church

County population: 34k

LDS wards: 10

Evangelical churches: 1

Oneida

County seat, Malad, population: 2,220

Existing partners: Jack Harwell, Victory Bible Church

County population: 4.5k

LDS wards: 10

Evangelical churches: 1

COUNTIES LESS THAN 1% EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN

Bear Lake

County seat, Montpelier, population: 3k

County population: 7k

LDS Wards: 17

Evangelical Churches: 0, 1 attempting to plant

Caribou

County seat, Soda Springs, population: 3,300

Existing partner: Jeff Uskoski, Caribou Bible Church, and new church plant in Grace, Idaho

County population: 8k

LDS wards: 15

Evangelical churches: 2

Madison

County seat, Rexburg, home of BYU Idaho, population: 40k

Existing partner: Joe Lacy, Grace Baptist Church

County population: 55k

LDS wards: 75

Evangelical Churches: 2

Teton

County seat, Driggs, population: 2,500

County population: 13k

LDS wards: 8

Evangelical churches: 2