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

Big Horn County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 56 counties in 2022, at 24.7%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Montana was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.7Big Horn County
Median3.356 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 4 %Big Horn County: 24.7 %Blaine County: 8.7 %Broadwater County: 2.7 %Carbon County: 2.9 %Carter County: 0.8 %Cascade County: 3.3 %Chouteau County: 1.1 %Custer County: 4.3 %Daniels County: 2.3 %Dawson County: 0.8 %Deer Lodge County: 2.6 %Fallon County: 0.9 %Fergus County: 4.6 %Flathead County: 3.2 %Gallatin County: 4.3 %Garfield County: 0.2 %Glacier County: 7.1 %Golden Valley County: 4.8 %Granite County: 2.3 %Hill County: 3.1 %Jefferson County: 3.1 %Judith Basin County: 3.1 %Lake County: 6.8 %Lewis and Clark County: 3.2 %Liberty County: 16.6 %Lincoln County: 4 %McCone County: 4.9 %Madison County: 4.8 %Meagher County: 1.7 %Mineral County: 1.7 %Missoula County: 5.1 %Musselshell County: 2.2 %Park County: 3.4 %Petroleum County: 5.3 %Phillips County: 1.5 %Pondera County: 8.9 %Powder River County: 0.8 %Powell County: 3.4 %Prairie County: 3.3 %Ravalli County: 3.5 %Richland County: 4.3 %Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Rosebud County: 9 %Sanders County: 3.3 %Sheridan County: 0.5 %Silver Bow County: 2.5 %Stillwater County: 1.6 %Sweet Grass County: 1.5 %Teton County: 5.5 %Toole County: 6.9 %Treasure County: 2 %Valley County: 1.4 %Wheatland County: 3.5 %Wibaux County: 5.1 %Yellowstone County: 3.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Big Horn County: 24.7 %Big Horn County24.7Liberty County: 16.6 %Liberty County16.6Rosebud County: 9 %Rosebud County9Pondera County: 8.9 %Pondera County8.9Blaine County: 8.7 %Blaine County8.7Glacier County: 7.1 %Glacier County7.1Toole County: 6.9 %Toole County6.9Lake County: 6.8 %Lake County6.8Teton County: 5.5 %Teton County5.5Petroleum County: 5.3 %Petroleum County5.3Missoula County: 5.1 %Missoula County5.1Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1McCone County: 4.9 %McCone County4.9Golden Valley County: 4.8 %Golden Valley County4.8Madison County: 4.8 %Madison County4.8Fergus County: 4.6 %Fergus County4.6Gallatin County: 4.3 %Gallatin County4.3Custer County: 4.3 %Custer County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Beaverhead County: 4 %Beaverhead County4Lincoln County: 4 %Lincoln County4Yellowstone County: 3.8 %Yellowstone County3.8Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Wheatland County: 3.5 %Wheatland County3.5Powell County: 3.4 %Powell County3.4Park County: 3.4 %Park County3.4Prairie County: 3.3 %Prairie County3.3Sanders County: 3.3 %Sanders County3.3Cascade County: 3.3 %Cascade County3.3Lewis and Clark County: 3.2 %Lewis and Clark County3.2Flathead County: 3.2 %Flathead County3.2Hill County: 3.1 %Hill County3.1Jefferson County: 3.1 %Jefferson County3.1Judith Basin County: 3.1 %Judith Basin County3.1Carbon County: 2.9 %Carbon County2.9Broadwater County: 2.7 %Broadwater County2.7Deer Lodge County: 2.6 %Deer Lodge County2.6Silver Bow County: 2.5 %Silver Bow County2.5Daniels County: 2.3 %Daniels County2.3Granite County: 2.3 %Granite County2.3Musselshell County: 2.2 %Musselshell County2.2Treasure County: 2 %Treasure County2Meagher County: 1.7 %Meagher County1.7Mineral County: 1.7 %Mineral County1.7Stillwater County: 1.6 %Stillwater County1.6Sweet Grass County: 1.5 %Sweet Grass County1.5Phillips County: 1.5 %Phillips County1.5Valley County: 1.4 %Valley County1.4Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Roosevelt County1.2Chouteau County: 1.1 %Chouteau County1.1Fallon County: 0.9 %Fallon County0.9Carter County: 0.8 %Carter County0.8Dawson County: 0.8 %Dawson County0.8Powder River County: 0.8 %Powder River County0.8Sheridan County: 0.5 %Sheridan County0.5Garfield County: 0.2 %Garfield County0.2Big Horn County: 24.7 %Big Horn County24.7Liberty County: 16.6 %Liberty County16.6Rosebud County: 9 %Rosebud County9Pondera County: 8.9 %Pondera County8.9Blaine County: 8.7 %Blaine County8.7Glacier County: 7.1 %Glacier County7.1Toole County: 6.9 %Toole County6.9Lake County: 6.8 %Lake County6.8Teton County: 5.5 %Teton County5.5Petroleum County: 5.3 %Petroleum County5.3Missoula County: 5.1 %Missoula County5.1Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1McCone County: 4.9 %McCone County4.9Golden Valley County: 4.8 %Golden Valley County4.8Madison County: 4.8 %Madison County4.8Fergus County: 4.6 %Fergus County4.6Gallatin County: 4.3 %Gallatin County4.3Custer County: 4.3 %Custer County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Beaverhead County: 4 %Beaverhead County4Lincoln County: 4 %Lincoln County4Yellowstone County: 3.8 %Yellowstone County3.8Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Wheatland County: 3.5 %Wheatland County3.5Powell County: 3.4 %Powell County3.4Park County: 3.4 %Park County3.4Prairie County: 3.3 %Prairie County3.3Sanders County: 3.3 %Sanders County3.3Cascade County: 3.3 %Cascade County3.3Lewis and Clark County: 3.2 %Lewis and Clark County3.2Flathead County: 3.2 %Flathead County3.2Hill County: 3.1 %Hill County3.1Jefferson County: 3.1 %Jefferson County3.1Judith Basin County: 3.1 %Judith Basin County3.1Carbon County: 2.9 %Carbon County2.9Broadwater County: 2.7 %Broadwater County2.7Deer Lodge County: 2.6 %Deer Lodge County2.6Silver Bow County: 2.5 %Silver Bow County2.5Daniels County: 2.3 %Daniels County2.3Granite County: 2.3 %Granite County2.3Musselshell County: 2.2 %Musselshell County2.2Treasure County: 2 %Treasure County2Meagher County: 1.7 %Meagher County1.7Mineral County: 1.7 %Mineral County1.7Stillwater County: 1.6 %Stillwater County1.6Sweet Grass County: 1.5 %Sweet Grass County1.5Phillips County: 1.5 %Phillips County1.5Valley County: 1.4 %Valley County1.4Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Roosevelt County1.2Chouteau County: 1.1 %Chouteau County1.1Fallon County: 0.9 %Fallon County0.9Carter County: 0.8 %Carter County0.8Dawson County: 0.8 %Dawson County0.8Powder River County: 0.8 %Powder River County0.8Sheridan County: 0.5 %Sheridan County0.5Garfield County: 0.2 %Garfield County0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Big Horn County24.7+1.7 pts
2Liberty County16.6-1.7 pts
3Rosebud County9+0.1 pts
4Pondera County8.9+1.6 pts
5Blaine County8.7+3.1 pts
6Glacier County7.1+1.3 pts
7Toole County6.9+1.7 pts
8Lake County6.8+0.6 pts
9Teton County5.5+2.7 pts
10Petroleum County5.3+1.6 pts
11Missoula County5.1+0.3 pts
12Wibaux County5.1-1.2 pts
13McCone County4.9-2.3 pts
14Golden Valley County4.8+0.3 pts
15Madison County4.8+0.9 pts
16Fergus County4.6+1.4 pts
17Gallatin County4.3+0.3 pts
18Custer County4.3-0.7 pts
19Richland County4.3-1.2 pts
20Beaverhead County4-1.4 pts
21Lincoln County4+0.4 pts
22Yellowstone County3.8-0 pts
23Ravalli County3.5+0.1 pts
24Wheatland County3.5+1.4 pts
25Powell County3.4-0.3 pts
26Park County3.4+1 pts
27Prairie County3.3-0.2 pts
28Sanders County3.3+1 pts
29Cascade County3.3-0.5 pts
30Lewis and Clark County3.2+0.2 pts
31Flathead County3.20 pts
32Hill County3.1+0.3 pts
33Jefferson County3.1-0.1 pts
33Judith Basin County3.1+0.7 pts
35Carbon County2.9+0.2 pts
36Broadwater County2.7+0.1 pts
37Deer Lodge County2.6-2 pts
38Silver Bow County2.5-0.2 pts
39Daniels County2.3+0.6 pts
40Granite County2.3+0.7 pts
41Musselshell County2.2-0.1 pts
42Treasure County2+0.8 pts
43Meagher County1.7+0.5 pts
44Mineral County1.7+0.1 pts
45Stillwater County1.6+0.1 pts
46Sweet Grass County1.5+0.1 pts
47Phillips County1.5+1.2 pts
48Valley County1.4-0 pts
49Roosevelt County1.2-2.1 pts
50Chouteau County1.1+0.1 pts
51Fallon County0.9-0.1 pts
52Carter County0.8-0.1 pts
52Dawson County0.8-0.1 pts
54Powder River County0.8-0.3 pts
55Sheridan County0.5-0.4 pts
56Garfield County0.2+0.1 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Big Horn County, with 24.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Garfield County, with 0.2% in 2022.

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