Montana Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 6,210 (0.59%) of the 1,061,818 Montana population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Montana. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Cascade County had the highest number of African Americans (1,360), and African Americans constituted 1.66% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Yellowstone County (1,230) - 0.77% of the county's population, and Missoula County (577) - 0.49% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Montana Black Population By County, 2018
Montana Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Beaverhead 38 0.4
Big Horn 48 0.36
Blaine 25 0.37
Broadwater 33 0.55
Carbon 72 0.68
Carter 3 0.25
Cascade 1360 1.66
Chouteau 12 0.21
Custer 56 0.48
Daniels 10 0.59
Dawson 40 0.46
Deer Lodge 40 0.44
Fallon 10 0.34
Fergus 32 0.29
Flathead 317 0.31
Gallatin 517 0.46
Garfield 5 0.4
Glacier 42 0.3
Golden Valley 7 0.85
Granite 19 0.57
Hill 71 0.43
Jefferson 52 0.43
Judith Basin 1 0.05
Lake 155 0.51
Lewis and Clark 326 0.47
Liberty 11 0.45
Lincoln 82 0.41
McCone 11 0.67
Madison 37 0.43
Meagher 9 0.49
Mineral 22 0.51
Missoula 577 0.49
Musselshell 37 0.8
Park 61 0.37
Petroleum 0 0
Phillips 10 0.25
Pondera 18 0.3
Powder River 3 0.17
Powell 83 1.2
Prairie 2 0.19
Ravalli 174 0.4
Richland 65 0.59
Roosevelt 40 0.36
Rosebud 34 0.38
Sanders 33 0.28
Sheridan 19 0.56
Silver Bow 215 0.62
Stillwater 30 0.32
Sweet Grass 14 0.38
Teton 15 0.25
Toole 48 0.99
Treasure 0 0
Valley 29 0.39
Wheatland 10 0.46
Wibaux 0 0
Yellowstone 1230 0.77