Counties in Montana by black or African American population share

Wheatland County had the highest black or African American population share of 56 counties in 2022, at 2.4%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.2% and the figure for Montana was 0.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median0.256 counties
Montana0.5History

All counties, 2022

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Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 2.4 %2.4Toole CountyToole County: 1.6 %1.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 1.5 %1.5Cascade CountyCascade County: 1.5 %1.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 1.1 %1.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.1 %1.1Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 1 %1Powell CountyPowell County: 0.9 %0.9Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 0.9 %0.9Teton CountyTeton County: 0.9 %0.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 0.8 %0.8Dawson CountyDawson County: 0.8 %0.8Mineral CountyMineral County: 0.7 %0.7Missoula CountyMissoula County: 0.6 %0.6Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 0.5 %0.5Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 0.5 %0.5Fergus CountyFergus County: 0.5 %0.5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 0.5 %0.5Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 0.5 %0.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 0.4 %0.4Valley CountyValley County: 0.4 %0.4Daniels CountyDaniels County: 0.3 %0.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 0.3 %0.3Sanders CountySanders County: 0.3 %0.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 0.3 %0.3Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 0.3 %0.3Flathead CountyFlathead County: 0.3 %0.3Lake CountyLake County: 0.3 %0.3Custer CountyCuster County: 0.2 %0.2Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 0.2 %0.2Park CountyPark County: 0.2 %0.2Richland CountyRichland County: 0.2 %0.2Hill CountyHill County: 0.2 %0.2Glacier CountyGlacier County: 0.2 %0.2Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 0.2 %0.2Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 0.1 %0.1Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 0.1 %0.1Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 0.1 %0.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 0.1 %0.1Meagher CountyMeagher County: 0.1 %0.1Pondera CountyPondera County: 0.1 %0.1Fallon CountyFallon County: 0 %0Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 0 %0Carter CountyCarter County: 0 %0Granite CountyGranite County: 0 %0Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 0 %0Liberty CountyLiberty County: 0 %0Madison CountyMadison County: 0 %0McCone CountyMcCone County: 0 %0Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 0 %0Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 0 %0Phillips CountyPhillips County: 0 %0Powder River CountyPowder River County: 0 %0Prairie CountyPrairie County: 0 %0Sheridan CountySheridan County: 0 %0Treasure CountyTreasure County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wheatland County2.4+1.8 pts
2Toole County1.6-1.4 pts
3Sweet Grass County1.5-0.7 pts
4Cascade County1.50 pts
5Garfield County1.1+0.7 pts
6Golden Valley County1.1-0 pts
7Beaverhead County1+0.1 pts
8Powell County0.9-0.5 pts
8Wibaux County0.9+0.9 pts
10Teton County0.9+0.2 pts
11Blaine County0.80 pts
12Dawson County0.8-0.2 pts
13Mineral County0.7+0.1 pts
14Missoula County0.6+0.1 pts
15Deer Lodge County0.5-0.4 pts
16Lewis and Clark County0.5+0.1 pts
17Fergus County0.5-0.1 pts
18Carbon County0.5-0.3 pts
18Yellowstone County0.50 pts
20Gallatin County0.40 pts
21Valley County0.40 pts
22Daniels County0.3+0.3 pts
23Roosevelt County0.3+0.1 pts
24Sanders County0.30 pts
25Jefferson County0.3-0.2 pts
26Broadwater County0.3+0.2 pts
27Flathead County0.3-0.1 pts
28Lake County0.3-0.1 pts
29Custer County0.2-0.5 pts
30Ravalli County0.2-0 pts
31Park County0.2-0.2 pts
31Richland County0.2+0.1 pts
33Hill County0.2-0.2 pts
34Glacier County0.2-0.1 pts
35Silver Bow County0.20 pts
36Chouteau County0.10 pts
37Rosebud County0.1-0.1 pts
38Stillwater County0.1-0 pts
39Lincoln County0.1-0 pts
40Meagher County0.10 pts
40Pondera County0.1-0.2 pts
42Fallon County00 pts
43Big Horn County00 pts
43Carter County00 pts
43Granite County0-0.1 pts
43Judith Basin County00 pts
43Liberty County00 pts
43Madison County0-0 pts
43McCone County00 pts
43Musselshell County00 pts
43Petroleum County00 pts
43Phillips County00 pts
43Powder River County00 pts
43Prairie County00 pts
43Sheridan County00 pts
43Treasure County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Wheatland County, with 2.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Treasure County, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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