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

Glacier County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 56 counties in 2013, at 37.9%. Richland County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 21.5% and the figure for Montana was 20.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.9Glacier County
Lowest10.1Richland County
Median21.556 counties
Montana20.8History

Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 24.7 %Big Horn County: 36.5 %Blaine County: 33.9 %Broadwater County: 18.4 %Carbon County: 16.5 %Carter County: 22.6 %Cascade County: 21.7 %Chouteau County: 28.8 %Custer County: 17.1 %Daniels County: 10.5 %Dawson County: 14.5 %Deer Lodge County: 25.3 %Fallon County: 10.8 %Fergus County: 19.5 %Flathead County: 22.4 %Gallatin County: 13 %Garfield County: 24.4 %Glacier County: 37.9 %Golden Valley County: 31.5 %Granite County: 24.4 %Hill County: 22.9 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Judith Basin County: 20.5 %Lake County: 30.7 %Lewis and Clark County: 16.2 %Liberty County: 26.7 %Lincoln County: 31.3 %McCone County: 21.3 %Madison County: 17.6 %Meagher County: 31.2 %Mineral County: 31 %Missoula County: 18.8 %Musselshell County: 28.6 %Park County: 18.9 %Petroleum County: 18.3 %Phillips County: 24.3 %Pondera County: 28.9 %Powder River County: 15 %Powell County: 24.5 %Prairie County: 21.2 %Ravalli County: 26.1 %Richland County: 10.1 %Roosevelt County: 37.8 %Rosebud County: 26.9 %Sanders County: 31.6 %Sheridan County: 13.1 %Silver Bow County: 25.9 %Stillwater County: 12 %Sweet Grass County: 16 %Teton County: 19.2 %Toole County: 18.6 %Treasure County: 19.1 %Valley County: 18.8 %Wheatland County: 30.2 %Wibaux County: 17.3 %Yellowstone County: 15.8 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Glacier County: 37.9 %Glacier County37.9Roosevelt County: 37.8 %Roosevelt County37.8Big Horn County: 36.5 %Big Horn County36.5Blaine County: 33.9 %Blaine County33.9Sanders County: 31.6 %Sanders County31.6Golden Valley County: 31.5 %Golden Valley County31.5Lincoln County: 31.3 %Lincoln County31.3Meagher County: 31.2 %Meagher County31.2Mineral County: 31 %Mineral County31Lake County: 30.7 %Lake County30.7Wheatland County: 30.2 %Wheatland County30.2Pondera County: 28.9 %Pondera County28.9Chouteau County: 28.8 %Chouteau County28.8Musselshell County: 28.6 %Musselshell County28.6Rosebud County: 26.9 %Rosebud County26.9Liberty County: 26.7 %Liberty County26.7Ravalli County: 26.1 %Ravalli County26.1Silver Bow County: 25.9 %Silver Bow County25.9Deer Lodge County: 25.3 %Deer Lodge County25.3Beaverhead County: 24.7 %Beaverhead County24.7Powell County: 24.5 %Powell County24.5Garfield County: 24.4 %Garfield County24.4Granite County: 24.4 %Granite County24.4Phillips County: 24.3 %Phillips County24.3Hill County: 22.9 %Hill County22.9Carter County: 22.6 %Carter County22.6Flathead County: 22.4 %Flathead County22.4Cascade County: 21.7 %Cascade County21.7McCone County: 21.3 %McCone County21.3Prairie County: 21.2 %Prairie County21.2Judith Basin County: 20.5 %Judith Basin County20.5Fergus County: 19.5 %Fergus County19.5Teton County: 19.2 %Teton County19.2Treasure County: 19.1 %Treasure County19.1Park County: 18.9 %Park County18.9Missoula County: 18.8 %Missoula County18.8Valley County: 18.8 %Valley County18.8Toole County: 18.6 %Toole County18.6Broadwater County: 18.4 %Broadwater County18.4Petroleum County: 18.3 %Petroleum County18.3Madison County: 17.6 %Madison County17.6Wibaux County: 17.3 %Wibaux County17.3Custer County: 17.1 %Custer County17.1Carbon County: 16.5 %Carbon County16.5Lewis and Clark County: 16.2 %Lewis and Clark County16.2Sweet Grass County: 16 %Sweet Grass County16Yellowstone County: 15.8 %Yellowstone County15.8Powder River County: 15 %Powder River County15Dawson County: 14.5 %Dawson County14.5Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Sheridan County: 13.1 %Sheridan County13.1Gallatin County: 13 %Gallatin County13Stillwater County: 12 %Stillwater County12Fallon County: 10.8 %Fallon County10.8Daniels County: 10.5 %Daniels County10.5Richland County: 10.1 %Richland County10.1Glacier County: 37.9 %Glacier County37.9Roosevelt County: 37.8 %Roosevelt County37.8Big Horn County: 36.5 %Big Horn County36.5Blaine County: 33.9 %Blaine County33.9Sanders County: 31.6 %Sanders County31.6Golden Valley County: 31.5 %Golden Valley County31.5Lincoln County: 31.3 %Lincoln County31.3Meagher County: 31.2 %Meagher County31.2Mineral County: 31 %Mineral County31Lake County: 30.7 %Lake County30.7Wheatland County: 30.2 %Wheatland County30.2Pondera County: 28.9 %Pondera County28.9Chouteau County: 28.8 %Chouteau County28.8Musselshell County: 28.6 %Musselshell County28.6Rosebud County: 26.9 %Rosebud County26.9Liberty County: 26.7 %Liberty County26.7Ravalli County: 26.1 %Ravalli County26.1Silver Bow County: 25.9 %Silver Bow County25.9Deer Lodge County: 25.3 %Deer Lodge County25.3Beaverhead County: 24.7 %Beaverhead County24.7Powell County: 24.5 %Powell County24.5Garfield County: 24.4 %Garfield County24.4Granite County: 24.4 %Granite County24.4Phillips County: 24.3 %Phillips County24.3Hill County: 22.9 %Hill County22.9Carter County: 22.6 %Carter County22.6Flathead County: 22.4 %Flathead County22.4Cascade County: 21.7 %Cascade County21.7McCone County: 21.3 %McCone County21.3Prairie County: 21.2 %Prairie County21.2Judith Basin County: 20.5 %Judith Basin County20.5Fergus County: 19.5 %Fergus County19.5Teton County: 19.2 %Teton County19.2Treasure County: 19.1 %Treasure County19.1Park County: 18.9 %Park County18.9Missoula County: 18.8 %Missoula County18.8Valley County: 18.8 %Valley County18.8Toole County: 18.6 %Toole County18.6Broadwater County: 18.4 %Broadwater County18.4Petroleum County: 18.3 %Petroleum County18.3Madison County: 17.6 %Madison County17.6Wibaux County: 17.3 %Wibaux County17.3Custer County: 17.1 %Custer County17.1Carbon County: 16.5 %Carbon County16.5Lewis and Clark County: 16.2 %Lewis and Clark County16.2Sweet Grass County: 16 %Sweet Grass County16Yellowstone County: 15.8 %Yellowstone County15.8Powder River County: 15 %Powder River County15Dawson County: 14.5 %Dawson County14.5Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Sheridan County: 13.1 %Sheridan County13.1Gallatin County: 13 %Gallatin County13Stillwater County: 12 %Stillwater County12Fallon County: 10.8 %Fallon County10.8Daniels County: 10.5 %Daniels County10.5Richland County: 10.1 %Richland County10.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Glacier County37.9-1.8 pts
2Roosevelt County37.8+1 pts
3Big Horn County36.5+2.3 pts
4Blaine County33.9+3 pts
5Sanders County31.6-6.7 pts
6Golden Valley County31.5-1.2 pts
7Lincoln County31.3-1 pts
8Meagher County31.2-0.1 pts
9Mineral County31+2.6 pts
10Lake County30.7-0.6 pts
11Wheatland County30.2+3 pts
12Pondera County28.9+0.7 pts
13Chouteau County28.8+2.1 pts
14Musselshell County28.6-1.1 pts
15Rosebud County26.9+0.6 pts
16Liberty County26.7-4.7 pts
17Ravalli County26.1+1.1 pts
18Silver Bow County25.9+3.3 pts
19Deer Lodge County25.3-2.5 pts
20Beaverhead County24.7-0.6 pts
21Powell County24.5+0.2 pts
22Garfield County24.4-1.3 pts
22Granite County24.4-0.6 pts
24Phillips County24.3+2.1 pts
25Hill County22.9+0.4 pts
26Carter County22.6-3.8 pts
27Flathead County22.4+2 pts
28Cascade County21.7-4.8 pts
29McCone County21.3+0.9 pts
30Prairie County21.2-5 pts
31Judith Basin County20.5-1.5 pts
32Fergus County19.50 pts
33Teton County19.2-1.2 pts
34Treasure County19.1-1.1 pts
35Park County18.9-1.4 pts
36Missoula County18.8+1.4 pts
36Valley County18.8-3.1 pts
38Toole County18.60 pts
39Broadwater County18.4+0.2 pts
40Petroleum County18.3-10.7 pts
41Madison County17.6-1.1 pts
42Wibaux County17.3+3.2 pts
43Custer County17.1-2.3 pts
44Carbon County16.5-2.7 pts
45Lewis and Clark County16.2+0.6 pts
46Sweet Grass County16-0.1 pts
47Yellowstone County15.8-0.7 pts
48Powder River County15-0.9 pts
49Dawson County14.5-0.2 pts
50Jefferson County13.8+0.4 pts
51Sheridan County13.1+0.9 pts
52Gallatin County13-0.8 pts
53Stillwater County12-1.3 pts
54Fallon County10.8-1 pts
55Daniels County10.5-1.9 pts
56Richland County10.1-2.8 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

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.

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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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Montana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Montana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/montana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Montana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/montana-counties?period=2013.

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Glacier County, with 37.9% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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