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  • Largest town: Orofino

Clearwater County, Idaho

Clearwater County had 9,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,457.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 44 in Idaho by population and 10th by land area.

Population
9,151
#31 of 44 in Idaho · #2,480 in US
Area
2,457.3 sq mi
#10 of 44 in Idaho · #222 in US
Density
3.7 / sq mi
#35 of 44 in Idaho · #2,853 in US
Median household income
$58,757
#36 of 44 in Idaho · #1,966 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Clearwater County within Idaho. Pin: Boise.

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Clearwater County population, land area and income

Clearwater County had 9,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,457.3 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 44 in Idaho by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 3.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Idaho has 15,019 residents; Clearwater County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,757 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,151

3144th1st

2480th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,457 sq mi

3144th1st

222nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2853rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,757

3143rd1st

1966th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Idaho (44)

Population

9,151

44th1st

31st of 44 (ID)

Land area

2,457 sq mi

44th1st

10th of 44 (ID)

Density

3.7 / sq mi

44th1st

35th of 44 (ID)

Median household income

$58,757

44th1st

36th of 44 (ID)

How Clearwater County's population changed since 2020

Clearwater County gained 399 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.6%. That ranks 37th of 44 in Idaho for growth. The median Idaho county changed by +7.2%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Clearwater County recorded 277 births and 588 deaths, a natural change of -311. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +720. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 720 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
277
Deaths
588
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
+720
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-41

Where Clearwater County is

The Census internal point of Clearwater County is at 46.672600, -115.653500. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades Idaho's 44 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Clearwater County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Madison County: +5.0%Idaho County: +8.0%Benewah County: +9.9%Gooding County: +3.4%Lincoln County: +8.2%Minidoka County: +4.7%Custer County: +7.7%Boundary County: +15.6%Lemhi County: +5.5%Twin Falls County: +6.8%Franklin County: +9.5%Oneida County: +9.0%Gem County: +13.4%Shoshone County: +6.6%Fremont County: +7.3%Clearwater County: +4.6%Kootenai County: +9.0%Cassia County: +4.9%Blaine County: +3.8%Clark County: +0.1%Jerome County: +7.4%Bonner County: +13.8%Elmore County: +3.7%Caribou County: +3.2%Bonneville County: +7.1%Jefferson County: +12.1%Power County: +6.3%Lewis County: +5.8%Nez Perce County: +1.7%Ada County: +7.5%Adams County: +12.9%Valley County: +7.9%Bingham County: +5.8%Bannock County: +4.3%Owyhee County: +6.2%Washington County: +9.3%Latah County: +6.4%Teton County: +10.2%Camas County: +15.0%Boise County: +12.0%Bear Lake County: +6.5%Butte County: +5.9%Canyon County: +14.5%Payette County: +8.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.7%
  2. < +6.4%
  3. < +7.7%
  4. < +9.9%
  5. ≥ +9.9%
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Orange pin: Clearwater County internal point. Dark pin: Boise.

Internal point

Decimal
46.672600, -115.653500
DMS
46°40'21.36"N 115°39'12.60"W
UTM
11N 602991.5E 5169662.8N
Geohash
c2mc80rxw
Plus code
85R6M8FW+2H

Towns in Clearwater County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Clearwater County, 3,285 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clearwater County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Orofino with 3,285.

  1. 01Orofino3,285
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clearwater County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Clearwater County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Missoula County, MT, with 122,546 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Boise and the nearest big city

Boise is 212.8 miles S of Clearwater County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA (population 108,267), 100.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Moscow, ID (population 26,894), 63.9 miles away.

Clearwater County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clearwater County is 16035: state code 16 for Idaho plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,757.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clearwater County, Idaho?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,151. That is up 399 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,752.

What is the FIPS code of Clearwater County?

16035. The first two digits (16) are Idaho; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clearwater County?

Orofino, with 3,285 residents inside Clearwater County in 2024.

Which counties border Clearwater County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Missoula County, MT; Nez Perce County, ID; Latah County, ID; Idaho County, ID; Shoshone County, ID; Mineral County, MT; Lewis County, ID.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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