Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Powell County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 56 counties in 2021, at 14.7%. Prairie County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for Montana was 7.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.7Powell County
Median6.456 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 10 %Big Horn County: 1.7 %Blaine County: 2.3 %Broadwater County: 10.9 %Carbon County: 2.9 %Carter County: 6.4 %Cascade County: 7.6 %Chouteau County: 8.1 %Custer County: 7.3 %Daniels County: 3.8 %Dawson County: 5.5 %Deer Lodge County: 12.3 %Fallon County: 5.3 %Fergus County: 5.9 %Flathead County: 5.8 %Gallatin County: 9.8 %Garfield County: 5.9 %Glacier County: 7.2 %Golden Valley County: 3.7 %Granite County: 11.2 %Hill County: 4.8 %Jefferson County: 9.9 %Judith Basin County: 4.7 %Lake County: 9 %Lewis and Clark County: 5.6 %Liberty County: 5.7 %Lincoln County: 5.9 %McCone County: 2.1 %Madison County: 8.5 %Meagher County: 12.8 %Mineral County: 10 %Missoula County: 9.3 %Musselshell County: 7.7 %Park County: 8.3 %Petroleum County: 10.8 %Phillips County: 4.5 %Pondera County: 8.4 %Powder River County: 6.8 %Powell County: 14.7 %Prairie County: 1.1 %Ravalli County: 7.2 %Richland County: 3.8 %Roosevelt County: 2.8 %Rosebud County: 3.2 %Sanders County: 9.7 %Sheridan County: 4.2 %Silver Bow County: 6.4 %Stillwater County: 5.4 %Sweet Grass County: 8.4 %Teton County: 9.1 %Toole County: 8.5 %Treasure County: 8.8 %Valley County: 3.9 %Wheatland County: 2.3 %Wibaux County: 5.2 %Yellowstone County: 6.3 %
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.4
  • 6.4 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 9.8
  • 9.8 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Powell County: 14.7 %Powell County14.7Meagher County: 12.8 %Meagher County12.8Deer Lodge County: 12.3 %Deer Lodge County12.3Granite County: 11.2 %Granite County11.2Broadwater County: 10.9 %Broadwater County10.9Petroleum County: 10.8 %Petroleum County10.8Mineral County: 10 %Mineral County10Beaverhead County: 10 %Beaverhead County10Jefferson County: 9.9 %Jefferson County9.9Gallatin County: 9.8 %Gallatin County9.8Sanders County: 9.7 %Sanders County9.7Missoula County: 9.3 %Missoula County9.3Teton County: 9.1 %Teton County9.1Lake County: 9 %Lake County9Treasure County: 8.8 %Treasure County8.8Toole County: 8.5 %Toole County8.5Madison County: 8.5 %Madison County8.5Sweet Grass County: 8.4 %Sweet Grass County8.4Pondera County: 8.4 %Pondera County8.4Park County: 8.3 %Park County8.3Chouteau County: 8.1 %Chouteau County8.1Musselshell County: 7.7 %Musselshell County7.7Cascade County: 7.6 %Cascade County7.6Custer County: 7.3 %Custer County7.3Ravalli County: 7.2 %Ravalli County7.2Glacier County: 7.2 %Glacier County7.2Powder River County: 6.8 %Powder River County6.8Carter County: 6.4 %Carter County6.4Silver Bow County: 6.4 %Silver Bow County6.4Yellowstone County: 6.3 %Yellowstone County6.3Fergus County: 5.9 %Fergus County5.9Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Garfield County: 5.9 %Garfield County5.9Flathead County: 5.8 %Flathead County5.8Liberty County: 5.7 %Liberty County5.7Lewis and Clark County: 5.6 %Lewis and Clark County5.6Dawson County: 5.5 %Dawson County5.5Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Fallon County: 5.3 %Fallon County5.3Wibaux County: 5.2 %Wibaux County5.2Hill County: 4.8 %Hill County4.8Judith Basin County: 4.7 %Judith Basin County4.7Phillips County: 4.5 %Phillips County4.5Sheridan County: 4.2 %Sheridan County4.2Valley County: 3.9 %Valley County3.9Daniels County: 3.8 %Daniels County3.8Richland County: 3.8 %Richland County3.8Golden Valley County: 3.7 %Golden Valley County3.7Rosebud County: 3.2 %Rosebud County3.2Carbon County: 2.9 %Carbon County2.9Roosevelt County: 2.8 %Roosevelt County2.8Wheatland County: 2.3 %Wheatland County2.3Blaine County: 2.3 %Blaine County2.3McCone County: 2.1 %McCone County2.1Big Horn County: 1.7 %Big Horn County1.7Prairie County: 1.1 %Prairie County1.1Powell County: 14.7 %Powell County14.7Meagher County: 12.8 %Meagher County12.8Deer Lodge County: 12.3 %Deer Lodge County12.3Granite County: 11.2 %Granite County11.2Broadwater County: 10.9 %Broadwater County10.9Petroleum County: 10.8 %Petroleum County10.8Mineral County: 10 %Mineral County10Beaverhead County: 10 %Beaverhead County10Jefferson County: 9.9 %Jefferson County9.9Gallatin County: 9.8 %Gallatin County9.8Sanders County: 9.7 %Sanders County9.7Missoula County: 9.3 %Missoula County9.3Teton County: 9.1 %Teton County9.1Lake County: 9 %Lake County9Treasure County: 8.8 %Treasure County8.8Toole County: 8.5 %Toole County8.5Madison County: 8.5 %Madison County8.5Sweet Grass County: 8.4 %Sweet Grass County8.4Pondera County: 8.4 %Pondera County8.4Park County: 8.3 %Park County8.3Chouteau County: 8.1 %Chouteau County8.1Musselshell County: 7.7 %Musselshell County7.7Cascade County: 7.6 %Cascade County7.6Custer County: 7.3 %Custer County7.3Ravalli County: 7.2 %Ravalli County7.2Glacier County: 7.2 %Glacier County7.2Powder River County: 6.8 %Powder River County6.8Carter County: 6.4 %Carter County6.4Silver Bow County: 6.4 %Silver Bow County6.4Yellowstone County: 6.3 %Yellowstone County6.3Fergus County: 5.9 %Fergus County5.9Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Garfield County: 5.9 %Garfield County5.9Flathead County: 5.8 %Flathead County5.8Liberty County: 5.7 %Liberty County5.7Lewis and Clark County: 5.6 %Lewis and Clark County5.6Dawson County: 5.5 %Dawson County5.5Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Fallon County: 5.3 %Fallon County5.3Wibaux County: 5.2 %Wibaux County5.2Hill County: 4.8 %Hill County4.8Judith Basin County: 4.7 %Judith Basin County4.7Phillips County: 4.5 %Phillips County4.5Sheridan County: 4.2 %Sheridan County4.2Valley County: 3.9 %Valley County3.9Daniels County: 3.8 %Daniels County3.8Richland County: 3.8 %Richland County3.8Golden Valley County: 3.7 %Golden Valley County3.7Rosebud County: 3.2 %Rosebud County3.2Carbon County: 2.9 %Carbon County2.9Roosevelt County: 2.8 %Roosevelt County2.8Wheatland County: 2.3 %Wheatland County2.3Blaine County: 2.3 %Blaine County2.3McCone County: 2.1 %McCone County2.1Big Horn County: 1.7 %Big Horn County1.7Prairie County: 1.1 %Prairie County1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Montana by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Powell County, with 14.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Prairie County, with 1.1% in 2021.

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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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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