Bear Lake County Demographics

A map of Bear Lake County's Population by Race

Bear Lake County, Idaho had a population of 6,372 in 2020. It was 93.8% White, 0.2% Black, 0.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 2.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Bear Lake County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Bear Lake County is the 36th most populous county of the 44 counties in Idaho.

Bear Lake County's White Population

5,977 residents of Bear Lake County identify as White, or 93.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Bear Lake County larger than the White share of the population of Idaho (78.9% White). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #1 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is more White than neighboring Franklin County (89.5% White), Caribou County (90.9% White), Rich County (92.8% White), Lincoln County (90.6% White), and Cache County (82.1% White).

Bear Lake County's Black Population

10 residents of Bear Lake County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Bear Lake County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Idaho (0.8% Black). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #29 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is more Black than neighboring Caribou County (0% Black). Bear Lake County is less Black than neighboring Rich County (0.4% Black), and Cache County (0.8% Black).

Bear Lake County's Asian Population

13 residents of Bear Lake County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Bear Lake County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Idaho (1.4% Asian). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #37 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is more Asian than neighboring Caribou County (0.1% Asian), and Rich County (0.1% Asian). Bear Lake County is less Asian than neighboring Lincoln County (0.5% Asian), and Cache County (1.7% Asian).

Bear Lake County's Hispanic Population

208 residents of Bear Lake County identify as Hispanic, or 3.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Bear Lake County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Idaho (13% Hispanic). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #42 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is less Hispanic than neighboring Franklin County (7.2% Hispanic), Caribou County (5.5% Hispanic), Rich County (3.9% Hispanic), Lincoln County (4.9% Hispanic), and Cache County (11.3% Hispanic).

Bear Lake County's Native American/Other Population

27 residents of Bear Lake County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Bear Lake County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Idaho (1.7% Native American/Other). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #44 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Rich County (0.2% Native American/Other). Bear Lake County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Franklin County (0.7% Native American/Other), Caribou County (1.1% Native American/Other), Lincoln County (1.1% Native American/Other), and Cache County (1.3% Native American/Other).

Bear Lake County's Multiracial Population

137 residents of Bear Lake County identify as Multiracial, or 2.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Bear Lake County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Idaho (4.2% Multiracial). Of the 44 counties in Idaho, Bear Lake County is ranked #42 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Bear Lake County is less Multiracial than neighboring Caribou County (2.4% Multiracial), Rich County (2.6% Multiracial), Lincoln County (2.8% Multiracial), and Cache County (2.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.