Counties in Montana by foreign-born share of the population

Prairie County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 56 counties in 2021, at 6%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Montana was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median1.656 counties
Montana2.2History

All counties, 2021

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Prairie CountyPrairie County: 6 %6Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 3.7 %3.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.5 %3.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 3.5 %3.5Meagher CountyMeagher County: 3.4 %3.4Richland CountyRichland County: 3.2 %3.2Missoula CountyMissoula County: 3 %3Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 2.8 %2.8Phillips CountyPhillips County: 2.7 %2.7Flathead CountyFlathead County: 2.7 %2.7Park CountyPark County: 2.7 %2.7Pondera CountyPondera County: 2.5 %2.5Lake CountyLake County: 2.4 %2.4Toole CountyToole County: 2.3 %2.3Madison CountyMadison County: 2.2 %2.2McCone CountyMcCone County: 2.2 %2.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 2.2 %2.2Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 2.2 %2.2Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 2.2 %2.2Fergus CountyFergus County: 2 %2Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 1.9 %1.9Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 1.9 %1.9Cascade CountyCascade County: 1.9 %1.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.8 %1.8Custer CountyCuster County: 1.8 %1.8Granite CountyGranite County: 1.7 %1.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.7 %1.7Powell CountyPowell County: 1.6 %1.6Dawson CountyDawson County: 1.6 %1.6Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 1.6 %1.6Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 1.6 %1.6Daniels CountyDaniels County: 1.5 %1.5Mineral CountyMineral County: 1.5 %1.5Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 1.5 %1.5Sanders CountySanders County: 1.5 %1.5Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 1.4 %1.4Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 1.3 %1.3Hill CountyHill County: 1.3 %1.3Glacier CountyGlacier County: 1.3 %1.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 1.3 %1.3Powder River CountyPowder River County: 1.3 %1.3Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 1.2 %1.2Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 1.1 %1.1Valley CountyValley County: 0.9 %0.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 0.9 %0.9Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 0.9 %0.9Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 0.9 %0.9Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 0.8 %0.8Fallon CountyFallon County: 0.7 %0.7Blaine CountyBlaine County: 0.6 %0.6Teton CountyTeton County: 0.5 %0.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 0.4 %0.4Carter CountyCarter County: 0.4 %0.4Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 0.3 %0.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 0 %0Treasure CountyTreasure County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Prairie County, with 6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Treasure County, with 0% 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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