How many people live in Bingham County, ID?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 50,900 people living in Bingham County, ID. That makes Bingham County the ninth-most populous county in Idaho. It is home to 2.5% of people living in the state.
50.9K
population of Bingham County, ID (2024)
2.5%
County share of the Idaho population (2024)
About 50,900 people lived in Bingham County, ID in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bingham County, ID’s age demographics?
About 8,100 Bingham County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Idaho’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 14,300 Bingham County residents, or 28.1% 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 higher share of Bingham County, ID's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bingham County, ID’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 74.4% of the Bingham County, ID population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Bingham County, ID also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (4.6%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Bingham County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.39%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.68% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Bingham County, ID has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Idaho as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Bingham County, ID is Blackfoot with about 13,200 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bingham County, ID ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Blackfoot | 13,224 |
| 2. | Shelley | 5,262 |
| 3. | Aberdeen | 1,856 |
| 4. | Firth | 542 |
| 5. | Basalt | 374 |
| 6. | Balance of Bingham County | 29,631 |
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