Russian Population in Bear Lake County, ID by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

Shelby County reports a total of 13 Russian residents, with Montpelier being the only city showing any presence - 6 residents. Georgetown and Paris report none. The remaining population appears to reside in unincorporated areas, pointing to a rural demographic distribution outside city boundaries. Further analysis explores this rural dispersion across Idaho.

Top 5 cities with the largest Russian population in Bear Lake County

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  • 1
    Montpelier
    Russian population in Montpelier is 6
    0.22% of Montpelier population is Russian
  • 2
    Georgetown
    Russian population in Georgetown is 0
    - of Georgetown population is Russian
  • 3
    Paris
    Russian population in Paris is 0
    - of Paris population is Russian

Overview of Russian population in Bear Lake County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Bear Lake County with 13 Russian residents (0.2% of 6,552 total county population), positioning the jurisdiction at the 27th percentile nationally among counties and 23rd percentile within Idaho for Russian population concentrations, despite absolute population figures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS data indicate Bear Lake County's Russian population of 0.2% remains below Idaho's state average of 0.52% and the national average of 0.69%, placing the county below demographic benchmarks across multiple geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Bear Lake County contains 13 Russian residents, representing less than 1% of Idaho's total Russian population of 9,934.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey documents Bear Lake County with 0.013 Russian Americans per square mile, below Idaho's average of 0.12 per square mile, placing the county among the least concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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Bear Lake County Cities Ranked by Russian Population

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American Community Survey data [1] indicate 6 Russian population in Montpelier and zero in Georgetown and Paris. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for the three incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Bear Lake County, ID ranked by Russian population count
Rank by Russian Population
City
Russian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Bear Lake County Russian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Montpelier 6 0.22% 46.15%
2 Georgetown 0 - -
2 Paris 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Bear Lake County, ID by their Russian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Russian population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Russian ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Russian alone, while others identify as Russian along with another race (such as Russian and German).
  • We’ve used the “Russian alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Russian population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Russian alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Russian .
  2. % of Total Bear Lake County Russian Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Russian population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Russian populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Russian population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Russian populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.