Montana Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2016
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase rate for Montana was 2.49, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Roosevelt County: 10.34
- Rosebud County: 8.59
- Big Horn County: 8.45
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Prairie County: -9.57
- Wibaux County: -7.57
- Petroleum County: -6.21
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Montana county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 0 |
| Big Horn | 8.45 |
| Blaine | 7.61 |
| Broadwater | -1.39 |
| Carbon | -5.65 |
| Carter | 1.72 |
| Cascade | 2.69 |
| Chouteau | 0.17 |
| Custer | 0.08 |
| Daniels | -3.45 |
| Dawson | 2.54 |
| Deer Lodge | -5.83 |
| Fallon | 5.42 |
| Fergus | -3.8 |
| Flathead | 2.65 |
| Gallatin | 7.5 |
| Garfield | 1.55 |
| Glacier | 6.29 |
| Golden Valley | -1.23 |
| Granite | -4.97 |
| Hill | 8.03 |
| Jefferson | 0 |
| Judith Basin | 1.55 |
| Lake | 0.71 |
| Lewis and Clark | 3.26 |
| Liberty | 0 |
| Lincoln | -4.11 |
| McCone | 0 |
| Madison | -3.85 |
| Meagher | 4.36 |
| Mineral | -2.88 |
| Missoula | 3.35 |
| Musselshell | -3.24 |
| Park | 0.12 |
| Petroleum | -6.21 |
| Phillips | 4.35 |
| Pondera | -0.82 |
| Powder River | -1.71 |
| Powell | -4.11 |
| Prairie | -9.57 |
| Ravalli | -1.13 |
| Richland | 6.67 |
| Roosevelt | 10.34 |
| Rosebud | 8.59 |
| Sanders | -3.16 |
| Sheridan | -2.47 |
| Silver Bow | -0.49 |
| Stillwater | -3.2 |
| Sweet Grass | -3.04 |
| Teton | 1.82 |
| Toole | 1.2 |
| Treasure | 0 |
| Valley | 1.98 |
| Wheatland | -2.36 |
| Wibaux | -7.57 |
| Yellowstone | 2.99 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Montana
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Montana.