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Counties in Montana by deaths (July to June)

Yellowstone County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 56 counties in 2022, at 1,939. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 95 and the figure for Montana was 12,991. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,939Yellowstone County
Lowest8Petroleum County
Median9556 counties
Montana12,991History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1,939 count1,939Flathead CountyFlathead County: 1,270 count1,270Missoula CountyMissoula County: 1,112 count1,112Cascade CountyCascade County: 1,102 count1,102Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 833 count833Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 709 count709Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 671 count671Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 511 count511Lake CountyLake County: 400 count400Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 368 count368Sanders CountySanders County: 233 count233Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 219 count219Glacier CountyGlacier County: 212 count212Hill CountyHill County: 201 count201Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 186 count186Fergus CountyFergus County: 183 count183Park CountyPark County: 183 count183Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 168 count168Custer CountyCuster County: 164 count164Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 140 count140Dawson CountyDawson County: 135 count135Richland CountyRichland County: 134 count134Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 132 count132Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 127 count127Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 117 count117Carbon CountyCarbon County: 105 count105Madison CountyMadison County: 105 count105Valley CountyValley County: 95 count95Powell CountyPowell County: 94 count94Teton CountyTeton County: 94 count94Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 86 count86Blaine CountyBlaine County: 83 count83Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 82 count82Mineral CountyMineral County: 74 count74Pondera CountyPondera County: 74 count74Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 72 count72Toole CountyToole County: 69 count69Phillips CountyPhillips County: 67 count67Sheridan CountySheridan County: 61 count61Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 53 count53Granite CountyGranite County: 44 count44Fallon CountyFallon County: 32 count32Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 24 count24Powder River CountyPowder River County: 23 count23Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 22 count22Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 22 count22Prairie CountyPrairie County: 21 count21Liberty CountyLiberty County: 20 count20McCone CountyMcCone County: 20 count20Meagher CountyMeagher County: 20 count20Carter CountyCarter County: 19 count19Daniels CountyDaniels County: 15 count15Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15 count15Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 12 count12Treasure CountyTreasure County: 11 count11Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 8 count8
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Yellowstone County Estimated1,939+2%
2Flathead County Estimated1,270+10.1%
3Missoula County Estimated1,112+11.5%
4Cascade County Estimated1,102+3.8%
5Lewis and Clark County Estimated833+15.4%
6Gallatin County Estimated709+9.2%
7Ravalli County Estimated671+10.4%
8Silver Bow County Estimated511-6.2%
9Lake County Estimated400+9%
10Lincoln County Estimated368+31.9%
11Sanders County Estimated233+11%
12Roosevelt County Estimated219-2.2%
13Glacier County Estimated212+5%
14Hill County Estimated201+11.7%
15Big Horn County Estimated186-20.2%
16Fergus County Estimated183+2.8%
16Park County Estimated183-14.1%
18Jefferson County Estimated168+3.1%
19Custer County Estimated164+8.6%
20Rosebud County Estimated140-9.7%
21Dawson County Estimated135-7.5%
22Richland County Estimated134+14.5%
23Deer Lodge County Estimated132-5%
24Beaverhead County Estimated127+5.8%
25Stillwater County Estimated117-8.6%
26Carbon County Estimated105-3.7%
26Madison County Estimated105+2.9%
28Valley County Estimated95-4%
29Powell County Estimated94+23.7%
29Teton County Estimated94+22.1%
31Broadwater County Estimated86+34.4%
32Blaine County Estimated83-2.4%
33Musselshell County Estimated82+5.1%
34Mineral County Estimated74+13.8%
34Pondera County Estimated74+5.7%
36Chouteau County Estimated72+9.1%
37Toole County Estimated69+15%
38Phillips County Estimated67+19.6%
39Sheridan County Estimated61+45.2%
40Sweet Grass County Estimated53+1.9%
41Granite County Estimated44+37.5%
42Fallon County Estimated32+23.1%
43Wheatland County Estimated24-36.8%
44Powder River County Estimated23+21.1%
45Judith Basin County Estimated220%
45Wibaux County Estimated22+10%
47Prairie County Estimated21+31.3%
48Liberty County Estimated20-4.8%
48McCone County Estimated200%
48Meagher County Estimated20-4.8%
51Carter County Estimated19+26.7%
52Daniels County Estimated15-44.4%
52Garfield County Estimated15-11.8%
54Golden Valley County Estimated12-29.4%
55Treasure County Estimated11+37.5%
56Petroleum County Estimated80%

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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 1,939 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Petroleum County, with 8 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, 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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