Counties in Montana by median household income

Fallon County had the highest median household income of 56 counties in 2021, at $83,750. Wheatland County had the lowest, at $38,893. The median was $54,549 and the figure for Montana was $60,560. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83,750Fallon County
Lowest38,893Wheatland County
Median54,54956 counties
Montana60,560History

All counties, 2021

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Fallon CountyFallon County: 83,750 USD83,750Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 76,208 USD76,208Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 72,906 USD72,906Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 72,500 USD72,500Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 66,486 USD66,486Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 65,656 USD65,656Flathead CountyFlathead County: 63,582 USD63,582McCone CountyMcCone County: 63,365 USD63,365Carbon CountyCarbon County: 63,178 USD63,178Richland CountyRichland County: 62,530 USD62,530Missoula CountyMissoula County: 61,423 USD61,423Teton CountyTeton County: 60,431 USD60,431Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 60,244 USD60,244Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 59,640 USD59,640Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 59,339 USD59,339Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 59,238 USD59,238Sheridan CountySheridan County: 58,786 USD58,786Park CountyPark County: 58,510 USD58,510Dawson CountyDawson County: 57,684 USD57,684Hill CountyHill County: 56,840 USD56,840Madison CountyMadison County: 56,410 USD56,410Cascade CountyCascade County: 56,377 USD56,377Pondera CountyPondera County: 55,865 USD55,865Powder River CountyPowder River County: 55,833 USD55,833Custer CountyCuster County: 55,426 USD55,426Treasure CountyTreasure County: 55,313 USD55,313Garfield CountyGarfield County: 55,000 USD55,000Daniels CountyDaniels County: 54,722 USD54,722Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 54,375 USD54,375Toole CountyToole County: 54,137 USD54,137Valley CountyValley County: 53,667 USD53,667Lake CountyLake County: 53,154 USD53,154Powell CountyPowell County: 53,111 USD53,111Fergus CountyFergus County: 52,941 USD52,941Meagher CountyMeagher County: 51,709 USD51,709Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 51,691 USD51,691Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 51,153 USD51,153Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 51,048 USD51,048Blaine CountyBlaine County: 50,847 USD50,847Phillips CountyPhillips County: 50,789 USD50,789Mineral CountyMineral County: 50,750 USD50,750Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 50,331 USD50,331Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 49,640 USD49,640Granite CountyGranite County: 49,077 USD49,077Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 49,000 USD49,000Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 48,237 USD48,237Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 47,182 USD47,182Sanders CountySanders County: 46,848 USD46,848Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 46,607 USD46,607Liberty CountyLiberty County: 46,507 USD46,507Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 44,809 USD44,809Prairie CountyPrairie County: 44,500 USD44,500Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 41,922 USD41,922Carter CountyCarter County: 41,447 USD41,447Glacier CountyGlacier County: 39,441 USD39,441Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 38,893 USD38,893
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Fallon County, with $83,750 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Wheatland County, with $38,893 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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