Counties in Montana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Big Horn County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 56 counties in 2024, at 22.3%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3% and the figure for Montana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 4 %Big Horn County: 22.3 %Blaine County: 10.1 %Broadwater County: 2.1 %Carbon County: 2.2 %Carter County: 0.3 %Cascade County: 4.1 %Chouteau County: 1.5 %Custer County: 2.8 %Daniels County: 1.2 %Dawson County: 0.9 %Deer Lodge County: 2 %Fallon County: 0.1 %Fergus County: 4.5 %Flathead County: 3 %Gallatin County: 5.2 %Garfield County: 0 %Glacier County: 8.1 %Golden Valley County: 9 %Granite County: 3 %Hill County: 2.5 %Jefferson County: 2.3 %Judith Basin County: 3.8 %Lake County: 6.2 %Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Liberty County: 13.6 %Lincoln County: 5.7 %McCone County: 1.1 %Madison County: 4.3 %Meagher County: 2.1 %Mineral County: 1.9 %Missoula County: 4.8 %Musselshell County: 5 %Park County: 3.1 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 2 %Pondera County: 10.8 %Powder River County: 1.4 %Powell County: 4.2 %Prairie County: 1.1 %Ravalli County: 3.3 %Richland County: 3.7 %Roosevelt County: 1.8 %Rosebud County: 10.6 %Sanders County: 5.6 %Sheridan County: 1.5 %Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Stillwater County: 1.5 %Sweet Grass County: 2.7 %Teton County: 6.9 %Toole County: 5.2 %Treasure County: 1.3 %Valley County: 1.8 %Wheatland County: 3.9 %Wibaux County: 5.1 %Yellowstone County: 3.7 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Big Horn County: 22.3 %Big Horn County22.3Liberty County: 13.6 %Liberty County13.6Pondera County: 10.8 %Pondera County10.8Rosebud County: 10.6 %Rosebud County10.6Blaine County: 10.1 %Blaine County10.1Golden Valley County: 9 %Golden Valley County9Glacier County: 8.1 %Glacier County8.1Teton County: 6.9 %Teton County6.9Lake County: 6.2 %Lake County6.2Lincoln County: 5.7 %Lincoln County5.7Sanders County: 5.6 %Sanders County5.6Toole County: 5.2 %Toole County5.2Gallatin County: 5.2 %Gallatin County5.2Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1Musselshell County: 5 %Musselshell County5Missoula County: 4.8 %Missoula County4.8Fergus County: 4.5 %Fergus County4.5Madison County: 4.3 %Madison County4.3Powell County: 4.2 %Powell County4.2Cascade County: 4.1 %Cascade County4.1Beaverhead County: 4 %Beaverhead County4Wheatland County: 3.9 %Wheatland County3.9Judith Basin County: 3.8 %Judith Basin County3.8Yellowstone County: 3.7 %Yellowstone County3.7Richland County: 3.7 %Richland County3.7Ravalli County: 3.3 %Ravalli County3.3Park County: 3.1 %Park County3.1Flathead County: 3 %Flathead County3Granite County: 3 %Granite County3Custer County: 2.8 %Custer County2.8Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Lewis and Clark County2.8Sweet Grass County: 2.7 %Sweet Grass County2.7Hill County: 2.5 %Hill County2.5Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Silver Bow County2.4Jefferson County: 2.3 %Jefferson County2.3Carbon County: 2.2 %Carbon County2.2Broadwater County: 2.1 %Broadwater County2.1Meagher County: 2.1 %Meagher County2.1Phillips County: 2 %Phillips County2Deer Lodge County: 2 %Deer Lodge County2Mineral County: 1.9 %Mineral County1.9Roosevelt County: 1.8 %Roosevelt County1.8Valley County: 1.8 %Valley County1.8Chouteau County: 1.5 %Chouteau County1.5Stillwater County: 1.5 %Stillwater County1.5Sheridan County: 1.5 %Sheridan County1.5Powder River County: 1.4 %Powder River County1.4Treasure County: 1.3 %Treasure County1.3Daniels County: 1.2 %Daniels County1.2McCone County: 1.1 %McCone County1.1Prairie County: 1.1 %Prairie County1.1Dawson County: 0.9 %Dawson County0.9Carter County: 0.3 %Carter County0.3Fallon County: 0.1 %Fallon County0.1Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Big Horn County: 22.3 %Big Horn County22.3Liberty County: 13.6 %Liberty County13.6Pondera County: 10.8 %Pondera County10.8Rosebud County: 10.6 %Rosebud County10.6Blaine County: 10.1 %Blaine County10.1Golden Valley County: 9 %Golden Valley County9Glacier County: 8.1 %Glacier County8.1Teton County: 6.9 %Teton County6.9Lake County: 6.2 %Lake County6.2Lincoln County: 5.7 %Lincoln County5.7Sanders County: 5.6 %Sanders County5.6Toole County: 5.2 %Toole County5.2Gallatin County: 5.2 %Gallatin County5.2Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1Musselshell County: 5 %Musselshell County5Missoula County: 4.8 %Missoula County4.8Fergus County: 4.5 %Fergus County4.5Madison County: 4.3 %Madison County4.3Powell County: 4.2 %Powell County4.2Cascade County: 4.1 %Cascade County4.1Beaverhead County: 4 %Beaverhead County4Wheatland County: 3.9 %Wheatland County3.9Judith Basin County: 3.8 %Judith Basin County3.8Yellowstone County: 3.7 %Yellowstone County3.7Richland County: 3.7 %Richland County3.7Ravalli County: 3.3 %Ravalli County3.3Park County: 3.1 %Park County3.1Flathead County: 3 %Flathead County3Granite County: 3 %Granite County3Custer County: 2.8 %Custer County2.8Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Lewis and Clark County2.8Sweet Grass County: 2.7 %Sweet Grass County2.7Hill County: 2.5 %Hill County2.5Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Silver Bow County2.4Jefferson County: 2.3 %Jefferson County2.3Carbon County: 2.2 %Carbon County2.2Broadwater County: 2.1 %Broadwater County2.1Meagher County: 2.1 %Meagher County2.1Phillips County: 2 %Phillips County2Deer Lodge County: 2 %Deer Lodge County2Mineral County: 1.9 %Mineral County1.9Roosevelt County: 1.8 %Roosevelt County1.8Valley County: 1.8 %Valley County1.8Chouteau County: 1.5 %Chouteau County1.5Stillwater County: 1.5 %Stillwater County1.5Sheridan County: 1.5 %Sheridan County1.5Powder River County: 1.4 %Powder River County1.4Treasure County: 1.3 %Treasure County1.3Daniels County: 1.2 %Daniels County1.2McCone County: 1.1 %McCone County1.1Prairie County: 1.1 %Prairie County1.1Dawson County: 0.9 %Dawson County0.9Carter County: 0.3 %Carter County0.3Fallon County: 0.1 %Fallon County0.1Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Big Horn County22.3-2.8 pts
2Liberty County13.6-0.6 pts
3Pondera County10.8-0.1 pts
4Rosebud County10.6+1.8 pts
5Blaine County10.1+1.5 pts
6Golden Valley County9+4.9 pts
7Glacier County8.1+0.2 pts
8Teton County6.9+0.7 pts
9Lake County6.2+0.1 pts
10Lincoln County5.7+0.9 pts
11Sanders County5.6+0.1 pts
12Toole County5.2-0.3 pts
13Gallatin County5.2-0.1 pts
14Wibaux County5.1+1.5 pts
15Musselshell County5+1.7 pts
16Missoula County4.8+0.1 pts
17Fergus County4.5-0.2 pts
18Madison County4.3-0 pts
19Powell County4.2+0.2 pts
20Cascade County4.1+0.4 pts
21Beaverhead County4+0.9 pts
22Wheatland County3.9+1 pts
23Judith Basin County3.8+0.5 pts
24Yellowstone County3.7+0.2 pts
25Richland County3.7+0.3 pts
26Ravalli County3.3-0.2 pts
27Park County3.1+0.1 pts
28Flathead County3-0.3 pts
29Granite County3+1.6 pts
30Custer County2.8-0.4 pts
31Lewis and Clark County2.8-0.3 pts
32Sweet Grass County2.7-0.4 pts
33Hill County2.5+0.2 pts
34Silver Bow County2.4-0.3 pts
35Jefferson County2.3-0.2 pts
36Carbon County2.2-0.5 pts
37Broadwater County2.1-0.7 pts
38Meagher County2.1+0.7 pts
39Phillips County2+0.9 pts
40Deer Lodge County2+0.2 pts
41Mineral County1.9-0.7 pts
42Roosevelt County1.8+0.7 pts
43Valley County1.8+0.3 pts
44Chouteau County1.5+0.6 pts
45Stillwater County1.5+0.3 pts
46Sheridan County1.5+0.4 pts
47Powder River County1.4-0.2 pts
48Treasure County1.3-1 pts
49Daniels County1.2-0.1 pts
50McCone County1.1-3.4 pts
51Prairie County1.1-0.6 pts
52Dawson County0.9+0.2 pts
53Carter County0.3+0.3 pts
54Fallon County0.1-1.1 pts
55Garfield County00 pts
55Petroleum County00 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Montana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Montana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Montana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Montana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Big Horn County, with 22.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2024.

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