Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yellowstone County, MT in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 170,843 population of Yellowstone County, Montana comprised of 11,560 people who identified as Hispanic (6.77%), and 159,283 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yellowstone County, Montana with a population of 153,215 (89.68%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,157 (5.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,664 (3.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yellowstone County, Montana in 2023, with a population of 144,613 (84.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,602 (5.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,170 (4.2%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Yellowstone, Montana.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Yellowstone County, MT in 2023
Total Population:170,843
93.23%
Non Hispanic (93.23%)
Hispanic (6.77%)
Race in Yellowstone County, MT in 2023
Total Population:170,843
89.68%
White Alone (89.68%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (5.36%)
Two or more races (3.32%)
Asian Alone (0.85%)
Black or African American Alone (0.68%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in Yellowstone County, MT in 2023
Total Population:170,843
84.65%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.65%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.04%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (4.2%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.89%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.06%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.16%)
Population By Race in Yellowstone , MT in 2023
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 153,215 89.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,157 5.36%
Two Or More Races 5,664 3.32%
Asian Alone 1,456 0.85%
Black or African American Alone 1,156 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 195 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Yellowstone , MT in 2023
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 144,613 84.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,602 5.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,170 4.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,945 2.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,987 1.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,356 0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,027 0.6%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 719 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 172 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 129 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 100 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 23 0.01%