Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.48K people in Montana with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.14% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Deer Lodge County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.65%), followed by Stillwater County (0.64%), and Powell County (0.55%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Deer Lodge County
Stillwater County
Powell County
Wheatland County
Lake County
Yellowstone County
Big Horn County
Gallatin County
Carbon County
Jefferson County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Deer Lodge County 0.65
2 Stillwater County 0.64
3 Powell County 0.55
4 Wheatland County 0.53
5 Lake County 0.30
6 Yellowstone County 0.28
7 Big Horn County 0.24
8 Gallatin County 0.23
9 Carbon County 0.20
9 Jefferson County 0.20
10 Teton County 0.18
11 Glacier County 0.15
12 Dawson County 0.13
13 Blaine County 0.11
14 Cascade County 0.10
14 Missoula County 0.10
15 Custer County 0.09
16 Flathead County 0.08
16 Toole County 0.08
17 Madison County 0.07
18 Lincoln County 0.06
18 Silver Bow County 0.06
19 Roosevelt County 0.05
20 Park County 0.03
20 Ravalli County 0.03
21 Lewis and Clark County 0.02
22 Fergus County 0.01