Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, MT in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 30,277 population of Lake County, Montana comprised of 1,316 people who identified as Hispanic (4.35%), and 28,961 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Montana with a population of 20,377 (67.3%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,442 (24.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,097 (6.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Montana in 2017, with a population of 19,783 (65.34%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,912 (22.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,935 (6.39%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Lake, Montana.

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Population By Race in Lake , MT in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 150 0.5%
White Alone 20,377 67.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,442 24.58%
Asian Alone 182 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.1%
Two Or More Races 2,097 6.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , MT in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 594 1.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 530 1.75%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 162 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,783 65.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,912 22.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,935 6.39%