How many people live in Bear Lake County, ID?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 6,800 people living in Bear Lake County, ID. That makes Bear Lake County the 36th-most populous county in Idaho. It is home to 0.33% of people living in the state.
6.78K
population of Bear Lake County, ID (2024)
0.33%
County share of the Idaho population (2024)
About 6,800 people lived in Bear Lake County, ID in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bear Lake County, ID’s age demographics?
About 1,500 Bear Lake County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 22.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Idaho’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,700 Bear Lake County residents, or 25.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.4% of Idaho’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Bear Lake County, ID's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bear Lake County, ID’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 92.9% of the Bear Lake County, ID population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Bear Lake County, ID also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.75%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Bear Lake County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.38% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Bear Lake County, ID has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Idaho as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Bear Lake County, ID is Montpelier with about 2,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bear Lake County, ID ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Montpelier | 2,696 |
| 2. | Paris | 555 |
| 3. | Georgetown | 509 |
| 4. | Bloomington | 214 |
| 5. | St. Charles | 185 |
| 6. | Balance of Bear Lake County | 2,620 |
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