The 15 Types Of People You’ll Meet In Idaho – Which One Are You?

It takes all types to make a state thrive, but it's time to let the stereotypes abound! Idaho is full of unique characters, often distinguished by their habits, location, or fashion preferences... for better or worse, depending on your individual perspective. Whether you're new to Idaho or a lifetime resident, odds are you'll meet (or already have met) one or more of these people or personality types. All in good, facetious fun, let's take a look at our fellow Idahoans, shall we?

1. The Hipster

Those crazy young'uns with their skinny jeans and trendy beards and organic coffees... you know who you are. Hipsters mostly congregate in Boise and on our college campuses, but you'll also find them up north, trickling across the border from Spokane.

2. The Dedicated 2nd Amendment-ers

Idaho has always held a reputation for being a gun-friendly state. Whether for hunting or just shooting cans, there's no doubt that many Idahoans are passionate about their firepower.

3. The Meat-a-tarians

Idaho is a land of carnivores, a fact bred into us by years of cattle ranching, sheep-herding, and game hunting. We want our meat served with a side of meat, and ideally so fresh that it was grazing this morning.

4. The U of I Fan

Vandals have some serious pride and party knowhow, often fueled by "liquid courage," if recent surveys are any indication. But they're a fun bunch with some pretty impressive skills.

5. The Boise State Fan

With a proud tradition of winning and undefeated seasons, the best field on this side of anywhere, and a knack for making the ground shake with Bronco enthusiasm, BSU fans are equally down to earth and intense about their team. Get them started, and an hour later they'll still be talking about last night's game.

6. The Farmer

Hard-working, passionate about the land and its harvest, and often coming from a long line of Idaho natives, farmers are Idaho's lifeblood.

7. The Outdoors(wo)man

Hiking, biking, climbing, extreme volcanic rim camping, ice surfing... whatever crazy, adrenaline-pumping outdoor sport you can think of, they're on it. If there's extreme terrain there is that needs to be dominated, they've already done it five times. They have so many photos on Facebook that you wonder what their actual job is some days.

8. The Boise Urbanite

The Boise Urbanite is a unique species in Idaho. Part hipster, part outdoorsy, the Boiseean doesn't quite realize they're out of touch with the rest of Idaho because every trip up to Table Rock or up to McCall makes them feel like they're "roughing it." But while trail maps are a foreign language, they definitely know every single restaurant, bar, and downtown one-way like the back of their hand.

9. The Redneck

Loud, fearless, and always filled with stories that start with, "Hold my beer," these quintessential Idahoans are recognizable by their rusty pickups, creative duct tape engineering solutions, and bold t-shirt slogans. But let's be honest: we all have a little redneck in us, right?

10. The Cowboy

Wranglers? Check. Button-up shirt? Check. Broken in cowboy hat? Of course. Perhaps the most diverse stereotype on this list, cowboys (or girls) can either be the early-stage farmer or the rodeo-lover. If they're not riding bulls themselves, they're supporting a friend who is. They're young, carefree, and determined to make that 8-second mark.

11. The Northerners

The Panhandle is beautiful, but is culturally worlds apart from Southern Idaho. Northerners are water and beach-lovers to their core, and fiercely protective of their laidback lifestyle.

12. The "Debbie Downer"

We all know someone like this. The person who doesn't fit any of the other categories and doesn't even really seem to like Idaho... "It's so BORING here!" Yet, they still stick around.

13. The Isolationists

Isolationists have perfected the art of survival in any number of Idaho's one-horse towns where the sagebrush population in their front yard is greater than the number of residents by a long shot. They love it, though.

14. The Utahoans

Smack in the border region, Utahoans get a bad rap from both sides of the state line and are never quite sure where to belong. They've adopted certain Utah characteristics unintentionally, but feel Idahoan at heart, similar to Wydahoans on the eastern side of the state. The struggle is real.

15. The Normal Ones

You don't fit any of the other categories, do you? Or maybe you fit them all. Everyone else is weird except for you, right?

Which type of personality do you consider yourself? Which ones would you add? All in jest, of course! No matter who you are, we're all Idahoans.