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 2023, at 25.1%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Montana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.1Big Horn County
Median3.156 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 3.1 %Big Horn County: 25.1 %Blaine County: 8.6 %Broadwater County: 2.8 %Carbon County: 2.7 %Carter County: 0.1 %Cascade County: 3.7 %Chouteau County: 0.9 %Custer County: 3.2 %Daniels County: 1.3 %Dawson County: 0.7 %Deer Lodge County: 1.9 %Fallon County: 1.2 %Fergus County: 4.7 %Flathead County: 3.3 %Gallatin County: 5.3 %Garfield County: 0 %Glacier County: 7.9 %Golden Valley County: 4.1 %Granite County: 1.4 %Hill County: 2.3 %Jefferson County: 2.5 %Judith Basin County: 3.3 %Lake County: 6.1 %Lewis and Clark County: 3.1 %Liberty County: 14.2 %Lincoln County: 4.7 %McCone County: 4.5 %Madison County: 4.3 %Meagher County: 1.4 %Mineral County: 2.6 %Missoula County: 4.7 %Musselshell County: 3.3 %Park County: 2.9 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 1.1 %Pondera County: 10.8 %Powder River County: 1.6 %Powell County: 4 %Prairie County: 1.7 %Ravalli County: 3.5 %Richland County: 3.4 %Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Rosebud County: 8.8 %Sanders County: 5.5 %Sheridan County: 1 %Silver Bow County: 2.7 %Stillwater County: 1.2 %Sweet Grass County: 3.1 %Teton County: 6.1 %Toole County: 5.6 %Treasure County: 2.3 %Valley County: 1.5 %Wheatland County: 2.9 %Wibaux County: 3.6 %Yellowstone County: 3.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Big Horn County: 25.1 %Big Horn County25.1Liberty County: 14.2 %Liberty County14.2Pondera County: 10.8 %Pondera County10.8Rosebud County: 8.8 %Rosebud County8.8Blaine County: 8.6 %Blaine County8.6Glacier County: 7.9 %Glacier County7.9Lake County: 6.1 %Lake County6.1Teton County: 6.1 %Teton County6.1Toole County: 5.6 %Toole County5.6Sanders County: 5.5 %Sanders County5.5Gallatin County: 5.3 %Gallatin County5.3Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Missoula County: 4.7 %Missoula County4.7Fergus County: 4.7 %Fergus County4.7McCone County: 4.5 %McCone County4.5Madison County: 4.3 %Madison County4.3Golden Valley County: 4.1 %Golden Valley County4.1Powell County: 4 %Powell County4Cascade County: 3.7 %Cascade County3.7Wibaux County: 3.6 %Wibaux County3.6Yellowstone County: 3.5 %Yellowstone County3.5Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Richland County: 3.4 %Richland County3.4Flathead County: 3.3 %Flathead County3.3Judith Basin County: 3.3 %Judith Basin County3.3Musselshell County: 3.3 %Musselshell County3.3Custer County: 3.2 %Custer County3.2Beaverhead County: 3.1 %Beaverhead County3.1Lewis and Clark County: 3.1 %Lewis and Clark County3.1Sweet Grass County: 3.1 %Sweet Grass County3.1Park County: 2.9 %Park County2.9Wheatland County: 2.9 %Wheatland County2.9Broadwater County: 2.8 %Broadwater County2.8Carbon County: 2.7 %Carbon County2.7Silver Bow County: 2.7 %Silver Bow County2.7Mineral County: 2.6 %Mineral County2.6Jefferson County: 2.5 %Jefferson County2.5Treasure County: 2.3 %Treasure County2.3Hill County: 2.3 %Hill County2.3Deer Lodge County: 1.9 %Deer Lodge County1.9Prairie County: 1.7 %Prairie County1.7Powder River County: 1.6 %Powder River County1.6Valley County: 1.5 %Valley County1.5Meagher County: 1.4 %Meagher County1.4Granite County: 1.4 %Granite County1.4Daniels County: 1.3 %Daniels County1.3Fallon County: 1.2 %Fallon County1.2Stillwater County: 1.2 %Stillwater County1.2Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Roosevelt County1.2Phillips County: 1.1 %Phillips County1.1Sheridan County: 1 %Sheridan County1Chouteau County: 0.9 %Chouteau County0.9Dawson County: 0.7 %Dawson County0.7Carter County: 0.1 %Carter County0.1Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Big Horn County: 25.1 %Big Horn County25.1Liberty County: 14.2 %Liberty County14.2Pondera County: 10.8 %Pondera County10.8Rosebud County: 8.8 %Rosebud County8.8Blaine County: 8.6 %Blaine County8.6Glacier County: 7.9 %Glacier County7.9Lake County: 6.1 %Lake County6.1Teton County: 6.1 %Teton County6.1Toole County: 5.6 %Toole County5.6Sanders County: 5.5 %Sanders County5.5Gallatin County: 5.3 %Gallatin County5.3Lincoln County: 4.7 %Lincoln County4.7Missoula County: 4.7 %Missoula County4.7Fergus County: 4.7 %Fergus County4.7McCone County: 4.5 %McCone County4.5Madison County: 4.3 %Madison County4.3Golden Valley County: 4.1 %Golden Valley County4.1Powell County: 4 %Powell County4Cascade County: 3.7 %Cascade County3.7Wibaux County: 3.6 %Wibaux County3.6Yellowstone County: 3.5 %Yellowstone County3.5Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Richland County: 3.4 %Richland County3.4Flathead County: 3.3 %Flathead County3.3Judith Basin County: 3.3 %Judith Basin County3.3Musselshell County: 3.3 %Musselshell County3.3Custer County: 3.2 %Custer County3.2Beaverhead County: 3.1 %Beaverhead County3.1Lewis and Clark County: 3.1 %Lewis and Clark County3.1Sweet Grass County: 3.1 %Sweet Grass County3.1Park County: 2.9 %Park County2.9Wheatland County: 2.9 %Wheatland County2.9Broadwater County: 2.8 %Broadwater County2.8Carbon County: 2.7 %Carbon County2.7Silver Bow County: 2.7 %Silver Bow County2.7Mineral County: 2.6 %Mineral County2.6Jefferson County: 2.5 %Jefferson County2.5Treasure County: 2.3 %Treasure County2.3Hill County: 2.3 %Hill County2.3Deer Lodge County: 1.9 %Deer Lodge County1.9Prairie County: 1.7 %Prairie County1.7Powder River County: 1.6 %Powder River County1.6Valley County: 1.5 %Valley County1.5Meagher County: 1.4 %Meagher County1.4Granite County: 1.4 %Granite County1.4Daniels County: 1.3 %Daniels County1.3Fallon County: 1.2 %Fallon County1.2Stillwater County: 1.2 %Stillwater County1.2Roosevelt County: 1.2 %Roosevelt County1.2Phillips County: 1.1 %Phillips County1.1Sheridan County: 1 %Sheridan County1Chouteau County: 0.9 %Chouteau County0.9Dawson County: 0.7 %Dawson County0.7Carter County: 0.1 %Carter 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Big Horn County25.1+0.3 pts
2Liberty County14.2-2.4 pts
3Pondera County10.8+1.9 pts
4Rosebud County8.8-0.1 pts
5Blaine County8.6-0.1 pts
6Glacier County7.9+0.8 pts
7Lake County6.1-0.7 pts
7Teton County6.1+0.6 pts
9Toole County5.6-1.3 pts
10Sanders County5.5+2.2 pts
11Gallatin County5.3+1 pts
12Lincoln County4.7+0.7 pts
13Missoula County4.7-0.5 pts
14Fergus County4.70 pts
15McCone County4.5-0.4 pts
16Madison County4.3-0.5 pts
17Golden Valley County4.1-0.7 pts
18Powell County4+0.7 pts
19Cascade County3.7+0.4 pts
20Wibaux County3.6-1.5 pts
21Yellowstone County3.5-0.2 pts
22Ravalli County3.50 pts
23Richland County3.4-0.8 pts
24Flathead County3.3+0.1 pts
24Judith Basin County3.3+0.3 pts
26Musselshell County3.3+1.1 pts
27Custer County3.2-1.2 pts
28Beaverhead County3.1-0.9 pts
29Lewis and Clark County3.1-0.1 pts
30Sweet Grass County3.1+1.5 pts
31Park County2.9-0.4 pts
32Wheatland County2.9-0.6 pts
33Broadwater County2.8+0.1 pts
34Carbon County2.7-0.2 pts
34Silver Bow County2.7+0.2 pts
36Mineral County2.6+0.9 pts
37Jefferson County2.5-0.5 pts
38Treasure County2.3+0.3 pts
39Hill County2.3-0.9 pts
40Deer Lodge County1.9-0.7 pts
41Prairie County1.7-1.6 pts
42Powder River County1.6+0.8 pts
43Valley County1.5+0.2 pts
44Meagher County1.4-0.3 pts
45Granite County1.4-0.9 pts
46Daniels County1.3-1 pts
47Fallon County1.2+0.3 pts
47Stillwater County1.2-0.4 pts
49Roosevelt County1.2-0 pts
50Phillips County1.1-0.4 pts
51Sheridan County1+0.6 pts
52Chouteau County0.9-0.2 pts
53Dawson County0.7-0.1 pts
54Carter County0.1-0.7 pts
55Garfield County0-0.2 pts
55Petroleum County0-5.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/montana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Big Horn County, with 25.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Petroleum County, with 0% in 2023.

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