Montana Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Montana's population of 1.08M residents comprised of 45.20K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (4.17%), and 1.04M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Montana, with a population of 916.52K (84.53%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Montana, with a population of 71.28K (6.57%). The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the third largest racial group in Montana, with a population of 67.61K (6.24%). The smallest racial group in Montana was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 941 (0.09%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Montana, with a population of 901.32K (83.13%). The Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native population was the second largest ethnic group in Montana, with a population of 64.59K (5.96%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Montana, with a population of 54.75K (5.05%). The smallest ethnic group in Montana was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 102 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Montana from the 2020 decennial census.

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You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each Montana county.

Montana Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Montana Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Montana Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Montana Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 5484 0.51
White Alone 916524 84.53
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 67612 6.24
Asian Alone 8300 0.77
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 941 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 14089 1.30
Two Or More Races 71275 6.57
Montana Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 901318 83.13
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 64592 5.96
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 54749 5.05
Hispanic - Two or More Races 16526 1.52
Hispanic - White Alone 15206 1.40
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 9715 0.90
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 8077 0.75
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 5077 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4374 0.40
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 3020 0.28
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 839 0.08
Hispanic - Black Alone 407 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 223 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 102 0.01