Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 52.83K people in Montana with American ancestry (4.90% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Garfield County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (33.03%), followed by Petroleum County (23.50%), and Wheatland County (22.19%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Montana.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Garfield County
Petroleum County
Wheatland County
Phillips County
Judith Basin County
Musselshell County
Fergus County
Chouteau County
Valley County
McCone County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Garfield County 33.03
2 Petroleum County 23.50
3 Wheatland County 22.19
4 Phillips County 15.64
5 Judith Basin County 15.12
6 Musselshell County 13.98
7 Fergus County 13.28
8 Chouteau County 11.04
9 Valley County 10.47
10 McCone County 9.81
11 Sanders County 9.58
12 Carter County 8.82
13 Daniels County 8.63
14 Cascade County 8.51
15 Carbon County 6.94
16 Teton County 6.48
17 Hill County 6.27
18 Powell County 6.24
19 Golden Valley County 6.22
20 Sheridan County 6.13
21 Treasure County 6.06
22 Beaverhead County 5.81
23 Deer Lodge County 5.75
24 Richland County 5.63
25 Powder River County 5.34
26 Granite County 5.31
26 Lake County 5.31
27 Lewis and Clark County 5.15
28 Blaine County 4.99
29 Stillwater County 4.96
30 Yellowstone County 4.55
31 Flathead County 4.22
32 Broadwater County 4.08
33 Custer County 3.97
34 Gallatin County 3.84
35 Lincoln County 3.79
36 Pondera County 3.72
37 Jefferson County 3.57
38 Missoula County 3.52
39 Rosebud County 3.46
40 Ravalli County 3.45
41 Madison County 3.32
42 Mineral County 3.25
43 Roosevelt County 3.12
44 Park County 3.06
45 Wibaux County 2.95
46 Prairie County 2.77
47 Silver Bow County 2.60
48 Toole County 2.55
49 Liberty County 2.47
50 Big Horn County 2.36
51 Dawson County 2.32
52 Meagher County 1.76
53 Sweet Grass County 1.60
54 Glacier County 1.27
55 Fallon County 0.46