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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 243.21K people in Montana with Unclassified ancestry (22.56% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Hill County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (33.26%), followed by Mineral County (31.11%), and Missoula County (29.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Hill County
Mineral County
Missoula County
Toole County
Lincoln County
Lake County
Custer County
Silver Bow County
Carter County
Treasure County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hill County 33.26
2 Mineral County 31.11
3 Missoula County 29.96
4 Toole County 28.03
5 Lincoln County 27.86
6 Lake County 26.14
7 Custer County 25.99
8 Silver Bow County 25.94
9 Carter County 25.87
10 Treasure County 25.83
11 Pondera County 25.73
12 Dawson County 25.61
13 Granite County 24.81
14 Golden Valley County 24.63
15 Ravalli County 24.48
16 Liberty County 24.09
17 Valley County 23.86
18 Teton County 23.59
19 Sheridan County 23.14
20 Meagher County 22.98
21 Deer Lodge County 22.93
22 Prairie County 22.66
23 Beaverhead County 22.63
24 Cascade County 22.35
25 Chouteau County 22.02
26 Gallatin County 21.96
27 Wibaux County 21.81
28 Sanders County 21.76
29 Stillwater County 21.57
30 Rosebud County 21.41
31 Powder River County 21.21
32 Richland County 21.19
33 Carbon County 20.95
34 Yellowstone County 20.90
35 Daniels County 20.87
36 Powell County 20.55
37 Madison County 20.45
38 Flathead County 20.11
39 Musselshell County 19.82
40 Fergus County 19.79
41 Lewis and Clark County 19.15
42 Jefferson County 18.69
43 Park County 18.22
44 Blaine County 18.20
45 Big Horn County 18.11
46 Broadwater County 17.86
47 Sweet Grass County 17.61
48 Phillips County 17.34
49 Fallon County 15.09
50 Petroleum County 13.83
51 McCone County 13.74
52 Judith Basin County 13.57
53 Roosevelt County 12.50
54 Garfield County 12.14
55 Glacier County 11.15
56 Wheatland County 6.63