Kootenai County, Idaho

Kootenai County is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, its population was 171,362, making it the third-most populous county in Idaho and the largest in North Idaho, the county accounting for 45.4% of the region’s total population. The county seat and largest city is Coeur d’Alene. The county was established in 1864 and named after the Kootenai tribe. Kootenai County is coterminous with the Coeur d’Alene metropolitan area, which along with the Spokane metropolitan area comprises the Spokane–Coeur d’Alene combined statistical area.