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Poverty Rate in Montana, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Montana, ranked. The highest is Glacier County at 31.1% and the lowest is McCone County at 5.0%.

Montana: 11.5% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Montana: 12.4%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Glacier County31.1%
2Roosevelt County30.4%
3Liberty County25.8%
4Rosebud County24.5%
5Wheatland County23.0%
6Big Horn County22.1%
7Pondera County21.9%
8Hill County20.7%
9Prairie County20.6%
10Blaine County18.3%
11Lake County17.2%
12Golden Valley County17.0%
13Musselshell County17.0%
14Deer Lodge County16.3%
15Wibaux County15.8%
16Carter County15.4%
17Lincoln County15.4%
18Sanders County15.4%
19Fergus County15.1%
20Silver Bow County14.8%
21Mineral County13.5%
22Garfield County13.4%
23Teton County13.4%
24Judith Basin County13.3%
25Cascade County13.1%
26Daniels County12.9%
27Broadwater County12.7%
28Toole County12.6%
29Meagher County12.4%
30Park County12.3%
31Treasure County12.3%
32Beaverhead County11.4%
33Fallon County11.4%
34Custer County11.3%
35Chouteau County11.2%
36Phillips County10.5%
37Sheridan County10.4%
38Granite County10.2%
39Missoula County10.1%
40Valley County10.1%
41Gallatin County9.5%
42Flathead County9.3%
43Yellowstone County9.2%
44Ravalli County8.8%
45Dawson County8.7%
46Stillwater County8.3%
47Lewis and Clark County8.1%
48Petroleum County8.1%
49Powder River County8.1%
50Sweet Grass County7.9%
51Carbon County7.8%
52Richland County6.6%
53Madison County6.2%
54Jefferson County5.7%
55Powell County5.6%
56McCone County5.0%

Small populations produce wide margins: McCone County is 5.0% with a margin of error of ±2.6%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Montana ranks 29th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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