Montana Population By County in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of Montana was 1,122,867. Among all Montana counties, Yellowstone[object Promise] had the highest population (169,852), followed by Gallatin[object Promise] (124,857), and Missoula[object Promise] (121,041). Petroleum[object Promise] was the least populated county (524).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Montana Population By County in 2022
Montana Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Beaverhead 9719 0.87
Big Horn 12851 1.14
Blaine 6936 0.62
Broadwater 7793 0.69
Carbon 11179 1.00
Carter 1382 0.12
Cascade 84864 7.56
Chouteau 5898 0.53
Custer 12032 1.07
Daniels 1628 0.14
Dawson 8830 0.79
Deer Lodge 9510 0.85
Fallon 3011 0.27
Fergus 11663 1.04
Flathead 111814 9.96
Gallatin 124857 11.12
Garfield 1218 0.11
Glacier 13681 1.22
Golden Valley 835 0.07
Granite 3502 0.31
Hill 16068 1.43
Jefferson 12826 1.14
Judith Basin 2105 0.19
Lake 32853 2.93
Lewis and Clark 73832 6.58
Liberty 1972 0.18
Lincoln 21525 1.92
McCone 1709 0.15
Madison 9265 0.83
Meagher 2013 0.18
Mineral 5058 0.45
Missoula 121041 10.78
Musselshell 5197 0.46
Park 17790 1.58
Petroleum 524 0.05
Phillips 4240 0.38
Pondera 6078 0.54
Powder River 1725 0.15
Powell 7051 0.63
Prairie 1107 0.10
Ravalli 47298 4.21
Richland 11237 1.00
Roosevelt 10572 0.94
Rosebud 8088 0.72
Sanders 13442 1.20
Sheridan 3564 0.32
Silver Bow 36068 3.21
Stillwater 9177 0.82
Sweet Grass 3715 0.33
Teton 6368 0.57
Toole 5082 0.45
Treasure 758 0.07
Valley 7513 0.67
Wheatland 2032 0.18
Wibaux 919 0.08
Yellowstone 169852 15.13