Ranking of Montana Counties By Total Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 7, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, the most populated Montana county as at April 2020 was Yellowstone County (164.73K), followed by Gallatin County (118.96K), and Missoula County (117.92K).

The chart below shows the top 10 most populated counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all the counties in the state of Montana.

You can also see the ranking of counties by population for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Montana Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
Yellowstone
164.73K
Gallatin
118.96K
Missoula
117.92K
Flathead
104.36K
Cascade
84.41K
Lewis and Clark
70.97K
Ravalli
44.17K
Silver Bow
35.13K
Lake
31.13K
Lincoln
19.68K
Ranking of Montana Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Yellowstone County 164,731
2 Gallatin County 118,960
3 Missoula County 117,922
4 Flathead County 104,357
5 Cascade County 84,414
6 Lewis and Clark County 70,973
7 Ravalli County 44,174
8 Silver Bow County 35,133
9 Lake County 31,134
10 Lincoln County 19,677
11 Park County 17,191
12 Hill County 16,309
13 Glacier County 13,778
14 Big Horn County 13,124
15 Sanders County 12,400
16 Jefferson County 12,085
17 Custer County 11,867
18 Richland County 11,491
19 Fergus County 11,446
20 Roosevelt County 10,794
21 Carbon County 10,473
22 Deer Lodge County 9,421
23 Beaverhead County 9,371
24 Stillwater County 8,963
25 Dawson County 8,940
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