Montana Net Migration Rate By County in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2023, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Montana was 8.41. Petroleum County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (54.56), followed by Musselshell County (34.64), and Broadwater County (31.67). On the other hand, McCone County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-21.79), followed by Fallon County (-18.85), and Roosevelt County (-17.66).

Net migration rate for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.

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Montana Net Migration Rate By County in 2023
Montana Net Migration Rate By County in 2023
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County Net Migration Rate
Beaverhead 17.52
Big Horn -5.37
Blaine -13.01
Broadwater 31.67
Carbon 17.03
Carter 9.28
Cascade -1.84
Chouteau -5.43
Custer 2.33
Daniels -4.89
Dawson 5.11
Deer Lodge 18
Fallon -18.85
Fergus 14.65
Flathead 14.22
Gallatin 6.04
Garfield -6.56
Glacier -2.87
Golden Valley 24.63
Granite 28.67
Hill 6.26
Jefferson 18.5
Judith Basin 7.65
Lake 14.89
Lewis and Clark 15.61
Liberty -2.03
Lincoln 23.3
McCone -21.79
Madison 30.83
Meagher 19.11
Mineral 21.04
Missoula 5.19
Musselshell 34.64
Park 11.42
Petroleum 54.56
Phillips 7.56
Pondera 2.62
Powder River 7.52
Powell 13.96
Prairie 6.28
Ravalli 15.17
Richland -9.06
Roosevelt -17.66
Rosebud -0.74
Sanders 28.24
Sheridan -9.66
Silver Bow 13.88
Stillwater 4.78
Sweet Grass 13.11
Teton 16.58
Toole 11.77
Treasure 23.75
Valley -9.31
Wheatland 12.65
Wibaux -7.66
Yellowstone 4.63