How many people live in Lake County, MT?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 33,400 people living in Lake County, MT. That makes Lake County the ninth-most populous county in Montana. It is home to 2.9% of people living in the state.
33.4K
population of Lake County, MT (2024)
2.9%
County share of the Montana population (2024)
About 33,400 people lived in Lake County, MT in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Lake County, MT’s age demographics?
About 8,500 Lake County, MT residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 25.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 21.1% of Montana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 7,000 Lake County, MT residents, or 20.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.5% of Montana’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Lake County, MT's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Lake County, MT’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 66.5% of the Lake County, MT population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Lake County, MT also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (21%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Lake County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.44% 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.
Lake County, MT has a higher share of a non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population than Montana as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Lake County, MT is Polson with about 5,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Lake County, MT ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Polson | 5,631 |
| 2. | Ronan | 2,182 |
| 3. | St. Ignatius | 830 |
| 4. | Balance of Lake County | 24,760 |
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