Counties in Montana by deaths (July to June)

Yellowstone County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 56 counties in 2021, at 1,901. Treasure County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 92 and the figure for Montana was 12,271. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,901Yellowstone County
Median9256 counties
Montana12,271History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1,901 count1,901Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1,154 count1,154Cascade CountyCascade County: 1,062 count1,062Missoula CountyMissoula County: 997 count997Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 722 count722Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 649 count649Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 608 count608Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 545 count545Lake CountyLake County: 367 count367Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 279 count279Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 233 count233Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 224 count224Park CountyPark County: 213 count213Sanders CountySanders County: 210 count210Glacier CountyGlacier County: 202 count202Hill CountyHill County: 180 count180Fergus CountyFergus County: 178 count178Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 163 count163Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 155 count155Custer CountyCuster County: 151 count151Dawson CountyDawson County: 146 count146Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 139 count139Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 128 count128Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 120 count120Richland CountyRichland County: 117 count117Carbon CountyCarbon County: 109 count109Madison CountyMadison County: 102 count102Valley CountyValley County: 99 count99Blaine CountyBlaine County: 85 count85Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 78 count78Teton CountyTeton County: 77 count77Powell CountyPowell County: 76 count76Pondera CountyPondera County: 70 count70Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 66 count66Mineral CountyMineral County: 65 count65Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 64 count64Toole CountyToole County: 60 count60Phillips CountyPhillips County: 56 count56Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 52 count52Sheridan CountySheridan County: 42 count42Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 38 count38Granite CountyGranite County: 32 count32Daniels CountyDaniels County: 27 count27Fallon CountyFallon County: 26 count26Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 22 count22Liberty CountyLiberty County: 21 count21Meagher CountyMeagher County: 21 count21McCone CountyMcCone County: 20 count20Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 20 count20Powder River CountyPowder River County: 19 count19Garfield CountyGarfield County: 17 count17Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 17 count17Prairie CountyPrairie County: 16 count16Carter CountyCarter County: 15 count15Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 8 count8Treasure CountyTreasure County: 8 count8
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Yellowstone County Estimated1,901
2Flathead County Estimated1,154
3Cascade County Estimated1,062
4Missoula County Estimated997
5Lewis and Clark County Estimated722
6Gallatin County Estimated649
7Ravalli County Estimated608
8Silver Bow County Estimated545
9Lake County Estimated367
10Lincoln County Estimated279
11Big Horn County Estimated233
12Roosevelt County Estimated224
13Park County Estimated213
14Sanders County Estimated210
15Glacier County Estimated202
16Hill County Estimated180
17Fergus County Estimated178
18Jefferson County Estimated163
19Rosebud County Estimated155
20Custer County Estimated151
21Dawson County Estimated146
22Deer Lodge County Estimated139
23Stillwater County Estimated128
24Beaverhead County Estimated120
25Richland County Estimated117
26Carbon County Estimated109
27Madison County Estimated102
28Valley County Estimated99
29Blaine County Estimated85
30Musselshell County Estimated78
31Teton County Estimated77
32Powell County Estimated76
33Pondera County Estimated70
34Chouteau County Estimated66
35Mineral County Estimated65
36Broadwater County Estimated64
37Toole County Estimated60
38Phillips County Estimated56
39Sweet Grass County Estimated52
40Sheridan County Estimated42
41Wheatland County Estimated38
42Granite County Estimated32
43Daniels County Estimated27
44Fallon County Estimated26
45Judith Basin County Estimated22
46Liberty County Estimated21
46Meagher County Estimated21
48McCone County Estimated20
48Wibaux County Estimated20
50Powder River County Estimated19
51Garfield County Estimated17
51Golden Valley County Estimated17
53Prairie County Estimated16
54Carter County Estimated15
55Petroleum County Estimated8
55Treasure County Estimated8

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents 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 death 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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Yellowstone County, with 1,901 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Treasure County, with 8 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: deaths, 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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