Region 3 
Population
Source:  Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau WA
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Adams               3,893               3,798            3,785              3,787             3,476            3,248            3,448            3,515            3,451 3,591 3,485 3,546 3,499
Canyon            112,449           116,550         120,385          124,442          131,441        139,821         144,983        151,508         158,038 164,593 173,302 179,381 183,939
Gem              14,081             14,457          14,849            15,145           15,181          15,482          15,495          15,795          15,963 16,273 16,558 16,496 16,298 ,
Owyhee               9,834             10,101          10,254            10,406           10,644          11,008          10,862          11,186          10,998 11,073 11,104 10,835 10,877
Payette              19,858             20,182          20,450            20,846           20,578          20,868          21,007          21,466          21,587 22,197 22,595 22,751 22,966
Washington               9,788             10,051          10,218            10,298             9,977            9,956            9,924            9,995          10,059 10,098 10,202 10,147 10,206
Total            169,903           175,139         179,941          184,924          191,297        200,383         205,719        213,465         220,096        227,825       237,246 243,156 247,785