Counties in Montana by births (July to June)

Yellowstone County had the highest births (July to June) of 56 counties in 2021, at 1,812. Prairie County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 68 and the figure for Montana was 10,851. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,812Yellowstone County
Median6856 counties
Montana10,851History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1,812 count1,812Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 1,196 count1,196Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1,094 count1,094Missoula CountyMissoula County: 1,088 count1,088Cascade CountyCascade County: 922 count922Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 676 count676Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 368 count368Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 331 count331Lake CountyLake County: 295 count295Hill CountyHill County: 233 count233Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 173 count173Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 173 count173Glacier CountyGlacier County: 167 count167Richland CountyRichland County: 144 count144Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 143 count143Park CountyPark County: 139 count139Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 118 count118Fergus CountyFergus County: 117 count117Custer CountyCuster County: 107 count107Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 99 count99Blaine CountyBlaine County: 95 count95Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 90 count90Dawson CountyDawson County: 87 count87Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 84 count84Carbon CountyCarbon County: 82 count82Sanders CountySanders County: 80 count80Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 70 count70Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 69 count69Pondera CountyPondera County: 67 count67Valley CountyValley County: 67 count67Teton CountyTeton County: 63 count63Madison CountyMadison County: 61 count61Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 42 count42Powell CountyPowell County: 42 count42Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 38 count38Phillips CountyPhillips County: 38 count38Sheridan CountySheridan County: 38 count38Toole CountyToole County: 36 count36Fallon CountyFallon County: 35 count35Mineral CountyMineral County: 32 count32Granite CountyGranite County: 30 count30Liberty CountyLiberty County: 27 count27Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 24 count24Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 21 count21McCone CountyMcCone County: 21 count21Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 17 count17Meagher CountyMeagher County: 16 count16Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15 count15Powder River CountyPowder River County: 14 count14Daniels CountyDaniels County: 11 count11Carter CountyCarter County: 9 count9Treasure CountyTreasure County: 9 count9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 8 count8Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 8 count8Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 7 count7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 3 count3
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Yellowstone County Estimated1,812
2Gallatin County Estimated1,196
3Flathead County Estimated1,094
4Missoula County Estimated1,088
5Cascade County Estimated922
6Lewis and Clark County Estimated676
7Ravalli County Estimated368
8Silver Bow County Estimated331
9Lake County Estimated295
10Hill County Estimated233
11Big Horn County Estimated173
11Roosevelt County Estimated173
13Glacier County Estimated167
14Richland County Estimated144
15Lincoln County Estimated143
16Park County Estimated139
17Rosebud County Estimated118
18Fergus County Estimated117
19Custer County Estimated107
20Jefferson County Estimated99
21Blaine County Estimated95
22Beaverhead County Estimated90
23Dawson County Estimated87
24Stillwater County Estimated84
25Carbon County Estimated82
26Sanders County Estimated80
27Deer Lodge County Estimated70
28Broadwater County Estimated69
29Pondera County Estimated67
29Valley County Estimated67
31Teton County Estimated63
32Madison County Estimated61
33Musselshell County Estimated42
33Powell County Estimated42
35Chouteau County Estimated38
35Phillips County Estimated38
35Sheridan County Estimated38
38Toole County Estimated36
39Fallon County Estimated35
40Mineral County Estimated32
41Granite County Estimated30
42Liberty County Estimated27
43Wheatland County Estimated24
44Judith Basin County Estimated21
44McCone County Estimated21
46Sweet Grass County Estimated17
47Meagher County Estimated16
48Garfield County Estimated15
49Powder River County Estimated14
50Daniels County Estimated11
51Carter County Estimated9
51Treasure County Estimated9
53Golden Valley County Estimated8
53Wibaux County Estimated8
55Petroleum County Estimated7
56Prairie County Estimated3

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

Yellowstone County, with 1,812 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Prairie County, with 3 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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