Montana Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Montana was 1.08M. Among all Montana counties, Yellowstone was the most populated county (163.59K), followed by Missoula (117.38K), and then Gallatin (116.73K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Petroleum (434), Treasure (693), and Golden Valley (820).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Montana population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Montana Population By County in 2021
Montana Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Beaverhead 9391 0.87
Big Horn 13198 1.22
Blaine 7051 0.65
Broadwater 6641 0.62
Carbon 10488 0.97
Carter 1349 0.13
Cascade 84178 7.81
Chouteau 5896 0.55
Custer 11968 1.11
Daniels 1739 0.16
Dawson 9003 0.84
Deer Lodge 9380 0.87
Fallon 3074 0.28
Fergus 11464 1.06
Flathead 103400 9.59
Gallatin 116725 10.83
Garfield 972 0.09
Glacier 13827 1.28
Golden Valley 820 0.08
Granite 3333 0.31
Hill 16297 1.51
Jefferson 12057 1.12
Judith Basin 2004 0.19
Lake 31030 2.88
Lewis and Clark 70340 6.53
Liberty 2026 0.19
Lincoln 19674 1.83
McCone 1805 0.17
Madison 8499 0.79
Meagher 1932 0.18
Mineral 4490 0.42
Missoula 117379 10.89
Musselshell 4813 0.45
Park 17072 1.58
Petroleum 434 0.04
Phillips 4233 0.39
Pondera 5974 0.55
Powder River 1759 0.16
Powell 6955 0.65
Prairie 1227 0.11
Ravalli 43790 4.06
Richland 11375 1.06
Roosevelt 10884 1.01
Rosebud 8464 0.79
Sanders 12298 1.14
Sheridan 3522 0.33
Silver Bow 35017 3.25
Stillwater 8916 0.83
Sweet Grass 3690 0.34
Teton 6173 0.57
Toole 5013 0.47
Treasure 693 0.06
Valley 7553 0.70
Wheatland 2082 0.19
Wibaux 1018 0.09
Yellowstone 163593 15.18