Facts
- Population
- 1,137,233 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 4.9 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -368
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,084,216 (2020)
- Births
- 11,024 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.7
- Deaths
- 11,392 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.0
- International migration
- 371 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 9,110 (2023)
- Net migration
- 9,481 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 8.3
- Postal code
- MT
- FIPS code
- 30
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,137,233 |
| 2023 | 1,131,302 |
| 2022 | 1,122,095 |
| 2021 | 1,106,522 |
| 2020 | 1,087,230 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | 2.7 % |
| 2021 | 3.4 % |
| 2020 | 5.8 % |
Counties · 56
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowstone County | 171,583 | 4.2 % | 3.2 % |
| 2 | Gallatin County | 126,984 | 6.7 % | 2.5 % |
| 3 | Missoula County | 122,546 | 3.9 % | 3.2 % |
| 4 | Flathead County | 114,527 | 9.7 % | 3.5 % |
| 5 | Cascade County | 84,523 | 0.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 6 | Lewis and Clark County | 75,129 | 5.9 % | 3.1 % |
| 7 | Ravalli County | 48,187 | 9.1 % | 3.8 % |
| 8 | Silver Bow County | 36,134 | 2.9 % | 3.7 % |
| 9 | Lake County | 33,403 | 7.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 22,184 | 12.7 % | 6.3 % |
| 11 | Park County | 18,074 | 5.1 % | 3.0 % |
| 12 | Hill County | 16,065 | -1.4 % | 3.2 % |
| 13 | Sanders County | 13,895 | 12.1 % | 6.0 % |
| 14 | Glacier County | 13,503 | -2.0 % | 5.0 % |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 13,304 | 10.1 % | 3.0 % |
| 16 | Big Horn County | 12,796 | -2.5 % | 5.8 % |
| 17 | Custer County | 11,964 | 0.8 % | 2.8 % |
| 18 | Fergus County | 11,862 | 3.7 % | 3.5 % |
| 19 | Carbon County | 11,498 | 9.7 % | 3.2 % |
| 20 | Richland County | 11,028 | -4.0 % | 2.5 % |
| 21 | Roosevelt County | 10,197 | -5.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 22 | Beaverhead County | 10,006 | 6.8 % | 2.8 % |
| 23 | Deer Lodge County | 9,811 | 4.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 24 | Madison County | 9,753 | 13.1 % | 5.4 % |
| 25 | Stillwater County | 9,450 | 5.4 % | 3.7 % |
| 26 | Dawson County | 8,731 | -2.4 % | 2.7 % |
| 27 | Broadwater County | 8,302 | 22.5 % | 2.7 % |
| 28 | Rosebud County | 8,194 | -1.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 29 | Valley County | 7,434 | -1.9 % | 3.1 % |
| 30 | Powell County | 7,120 | 2.6 % | 4.0 % |
| 31 | Blaine County | 6,903 | -1.9 % | 3.0 % |
| 32 | Teton County | 6,444 | 3.5 % | 2.8 % |
| 33 | Pondera County | 6,078 | 3.0 % | 3.4 % |
| 34 | Chouteau County | 5,880 | -0.6 % | 2.6 % |
| 35 | Musselshell County | 5,452 | 15.1 % | 5.0 % |
| 36 | Mineral County | 5,195 | 14.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 37 | Toole County | 5,153 | 3.7 % | 2.8 % |
| 38 | Phillips County | 4,214 | -0.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 39 | Sweet Grass County | 3,757 | 2.2 % | 3.3 % |
| 40 | Granite County | 3,602 | 9.0 % | 5.4 % |
| 41 | Sheridan County | 3,448 | -2.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 42 | Fallon County | 2,946 | -3.4 % | 2.2 % |
| 43 | Judith Basin County | 2,111 | 4.6 % | 3.3 % |
| 44 | Meagher County | 2,065 | 7.1 % | 2.8 % |
| 45 | Wheatland County | 2,058 | -0.4 % | 4.8 % |
| 46 | Liberty County | 1,934 | -1.3 % | 2.2 % |
| 47 | Powder River County | 1,734 | 2.4 % | 2.3 % |
| 48 | McCone County | 1,717 | -0.6 % | 2.9 % |
| 49 | Daniels County | 1,625 | -1.9 % | 2.4 % |
| 50 | Carter County | 1,399 | -1.1 % | 1.9 % |
| 51 | Garfield County | 1,181 | 0.9 % | 2.9 % |
| 52 | Prairie County | 1,112 | 2.0 % | 1.9 % |
| 53 | Wibaux County | 911 | -2.8 % | 3.1 % |
| 54 | Golden Valley County | 863 | 4.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 55 | Treasure County | 739 | -2.6 % | 2.3 % |
| 56 | Petroleum County | 525 | 5.6 % | 4.5 % |