# Counties in Montana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 56 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Golden Valley County | 33.3 |
| 2 | Glacier County | 29.1 |
| 3 | Roosevelt County | 28.1 |
| 4 | Wheatland County | 27.9 |
| 5 | Big Horn County | 27.4 |
| 6 | Liberty County | 25.1 |
| 7 | Petroleum County | 21.7 |
| 8 | Blaine County | 21.5 |
| 9 | Rosebud County | 21.2 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 21.1 |
| 10 | Phillips County | 21.1 |
| 12 | Pondera County | 21 |
| 13 | Garfield County | 20.8 |
| 14 | Musselshell County | 20.6 |
| 15 | Teton County | 19.3 |
| 16 | Judith Basin County | 19 |
| 17 | Treasure County | 18.5 |
| 18 | Chouteau County | 18.4 |
| 19 | Mineral County | 18.3 |
| 20 | Sanders County | 18.2 |
| 21 | Lake County | 18.1 |
| 21 | Toole County | 18.1 |
| 23 | Hill County | 16.7 |
| 23 | Meagher County | 16.7 |
| 25 | Powell County | 16 |
| 25 | Wibaux County | 16 |
| 27 | Granite County | 15.8 |
| 28 | Valley County | 15.7 |
| 29 | McCone County | 15.3 |
| 30 | Prairie County | 14.8 |
| 31 | Powder River County | 14.5 |
| 32 | Fergus County | 14.4 |
| 33 | Sheridan County | 13.8 |
| 34 | Carter County | 13.6 |
| 35 | Ravalli County | 13.5 |
| 36 | Cascade County | 13.1 |
| 37 | Daniels County | 13 |
| 38 | Beaverhead County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Silver Bow County | 12.9 |
| 40 | Deer Lodge County | 12.3 |
| 41 | Dawson County | 12 |
| 42 | Custer County | 11.9 |
| 42 | Sweet Grass County | 11.9 |
| 44 | Richland County | 11.4 |
| 45 | Fallon County | 9.8 |
| 45 | Park County | 9.8 |
| 47 | Carbon County | 9.7 |
| 48 | Madison County | 9.2 |
| 49 | Broadwater County | 8.8 |
| 50 | Yellowstone County | 8.6 |
| 51 | Missoula County | 8.5 |
| 52 | Flathead County | 8.4 |
| 53 | Stillwater County | 8.3 |
| 54 | Lewis and Clark County | 7.9 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 7.7 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | 5.5 |