Montana Total Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Amounts By Business County (2020)
According to data from the Small Businesss Administration (SBA), the SBA, as part of the paycheck protection program (PPP), has provided a total of 47,066 (47.07K) loans totaling $2,592,142,695 ($2.59B) to small businesses in Montana. The total number of jobs saved by these loans was 324,369 (324.37K).
As at April 2025, 45.91K number of loans has been completely forgiven by SBA (97.54% of the total number of loans), and a total of $2.56B has been forgiven (98.91% of the total loan amount). The PPP program was intended to provide incentives for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll.
See information below per county on the the total loan amount given to businesses, the total loan amount forgiven, and the total number of jobs saved by the PPP loan.
Total Loan Amount: In terms of total loan amounts given to businesses per county, Yellowstone received the highest ($451,837,574), followed by Gallatin ($413,242,651), and Missoula ($349,450,267).
Number of Loans: For total number of loans given to businesses in each county, Gallatin received the highest (6,134), followed by Yellowstone (5,559), and Missoula (4,963).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount, and the number of loans given to businesses in Montana counties.
| County | Number of Loans | Total Loan Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone | 5559 | 451837574 |
| Gallatin | 6134 | 413242651 |
| Missoula | 4963 | 349450267 |
| Flathead | 3703 | 251908572 |
| Cascade | 2340 | 160039801 |
| Lewis And Clark | 2413 | 155872991 |
| Silver Bow | 1060 | 81994649 |
| Richland | 1034 | 61138441 |
| Ravalli | 1581 | 55855182 |
| Lake | 1085 | 44501269 |
| Fergus | 989 | 36658137 |
| Park | 833 | 36107939 |
| Lincoln | 618 | 29000301 |
| Custer | 602 | 27216970 |
| Hill | 642 | 24559436 |
| Valley | 646 | 20684202 |
| Dawson | 632 | 20568045 |
| Carbon | 593 | 18362016 |
| Rosebud | 328 | 18065331 |
| Pondera | 481 | 17597520 |
| Deer Lodge | 207 | 17509048 |
| Roosevelt | 610 | 17064576 |
| Glacier | 490 | 17050239 |
| Madison | 420 | 16500223 |
| Beaverhead | 402 | 15847081 |
| Teton | 638 | 15459821 |
| Stillwater | 394 | 15392932 |
| Sanders | 396 | 15162038 |
| Jefferson | 322 | 14946756 |
| Sheridan | 581 | 14182983 |
| Big Horn | 538 | 14118737 |
| Fallon | 315 | 13596662 |
| Phillips | 530 | 11856246 |
| Blaine | 441 | 11844334 |
| Powell | 340 | 9925122 |
| Chouteau | 507 | 9481672 |
| Toole | 304 | 9257306 |
| Daniels | 256 | 7055774 |
| Sweet Grass | 242 | 6943382 |
| Mccone | 296 | 5773051 |
| Musselshell | 212 | 5670089 |
| Judith Basin | 309 | 5548922 |
| Wheatland | 121 | 4999285 |
| Powder River | 295 | 4968062 |
| Granite | 134 | 4931367 |
| Carter | 205 | 4604172 |
| Broadwater | 178 | 4104480 |
| Mineral | 119 | 3989423 |
| Garfield | 212 | 3748052 |
| Wibaux | 177 | 3398626 |
| Meagher | 109 | 3063067 |
| Liberty | 199 | 2807994 |
| Prairie | 128 | 2584959 |
| Treasure | 87 | 1753694 |
| Golden Valley | 59 | 1458538 |
| Petroleum | 56 | 874376 |
| 1 | 8312 |
Total Loan Amount Forgiven: In terms of total loan amount forgiven per business county, Gallatin had the highest ($410,154,359), followed by Yellowstone ($448,208,428), and Missoula ($348,725,901).
Number of Loans Completely Forgiven: For total number of loans that were completely forgiven per business county, Gallatin had the highest (5,984), followed by Yellowstone (5,371), and Missoula (4,829).
The chart and table below shows the total loan amount forgiven, and the number of loans which were completely forgiven for Montana counties.
| County | Number of Loans Completely Forgiven | Total Loan Amount Forgiven ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone | 5371 | 448208428 |
| Gallatin | 5984 | 410154359 |
| Missoula | 4829 | 348725901 |
| Flathead | 3588 | 243187549 |
| Cascade | 2243 | 159345185 |
| Lewis And Clark | 2349 | 153114788 |
| Silver Bow | 1031 | 82191068 |
| Richland | 1020 | 60962988 |
| Ravalli | 1539 | 55127478 |
| Lake | 1063 | 44528290 |
| Fergus | 979 | 36728768 |
| Park | 804 | 35686502 |
| Lincoln | 605 | 28280653 |
| Custer | 593 | 27324795 |
| Hill | 635 | 24562705 |
| Valley | 640 | 20780263 |
| Dawson | 620 | 20616274 |
| Carbon | 583 | 18443313 |
| Rosebud | 323 | 14746791 |
| Pondera | 476 | 17721665 |
| Deer Lodge | 203 | 17635105 |
| Roosevelt | 605 | 17025392 |
| Glacier | 475 | 16892156 |
| Madison | 412 | 16427917 |
| Beaverhead | 369 | 15120889 |
| Teton | 621 | 12505510 |
| Stillwater | 386 | 15261330 |
| Sanders | 389 | 15186093 |
| Jefferson | 313 | 15014967 |
| Sheridan | 580 | 14256500 |
| Big Horn | 531 | 14112746 |
| Fallon | 311 | 13636699 |
| Phillips | 518 | 11616020 |
| Blaine | 433 | 11867839 |
| Powell | 336 | 9947565 |
| Chouteau | 499 | 9399074 |
| Toole | 300 | 9290985 |
| Daniels | 255 | 7089071 |
| Sweet Grass | 239 | 6978401 |
| Mccone | 295 | 5795434 |
| Musselshell | 210 | 5696288 |
| Judith Basin | 304 | 5547411 |
| Wheatland | 119 | 5005312 |
| Powder River | 292 | 4977553 |
| Granite | 128 | 4905174 |
| Carter | 204 | 4611419 |
| Broadwater | 173 | 4030815 |
| Mineral | 118 | 4011376 |
| Garfield | 207 | 3761172 |
| Wibaux | 176 | 3404599 |
| Meagher | 109 | 3083757 |
| Liberty | 196 | 2785261 |
| Prairie | 126 | 2571247 |
| Treasure | 87 | 1761647 |
| Golden Valley | 58 | 1445882 |
| Petroleum | 55 | 870296 |
| 1 | 8364 |
Number of Jobs Saved By Loan: In terms of number of jobs saved by the PPP Loan per business county, Yellowstone had the highest (52,879), followed by Gallatin (49,427), and Missoula (45,604).
The chart and table below shows the number of jobs saved by the PPP loan for Montana counties.
| County | Number of Jobs Saved |
|---|---|
| Yellowstone | 52879 |
| Gallatin | 49427 |
| Missoula | 45604 |
| Flathead | 32598 |
| Cascade | 21600 |
| Lewis And Clark | 19429 |
| Silver Bow | 10724 |
| Richland | 6087 |
| Ravalli | 8420 |
| Lake | 6488 |
| Fergus | 3760 |
| Park | 5243 |
| Lincoln | 3999 |
| Custer | 3360 |
| Hill | 3356 |
| Valley | 2578 |
| Dawson | 2290 |
| Carbon | 2501 |
| Rosebud | 2026 |
| Pondera | 1725 |
| Deer Lodge | 1857 |
| Roosevelt | 2127 |
| Glacier | 2394 |
| Madison | 2295 |
| Beaverhead | 2547 |
| Teton | 1683 |
| Stillwater | 2026 |
| Sanders | 2078 |
| Jefferson | 2212 |
| Sheridan | 1712 |
| Big Horn | 1728 |
| Fallon | 1198 |
| Phillips | 1654 |
| Blaine | 1379 |
| Powell | 1378 |
| Chouteau | 1180 |
| Toole | 1225 |
| Daniels | 682 |
| Sweet Grass | 871 |
| Mccone | 590 |
| Musselshell | 726 |
| Judith Basin | 573 |
| Wheatland | 547 |
| Powder River | 576 |
| Granite | 636 |
| Carter | 482 |
| Broadwater | 679 |
| Mineral | 714 |
| Garfield | 427 |
| Wibaux | 382 |
| Meagher | 526 |
| Liberty | 451 |
| Prairie | 332 |
| Treasure | 153 |
| Golden Valley | 160 |
| Petroleum | 94 |
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