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 2022, at 15.4%. Prairie County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Montana was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Powell County
Median7.156 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Big Horn County: 2.7 %Blaine County: 3.6 %Broadwater County: 11.4 %Carbon County: 3.4 %Carter County: 8.1 %Cascade County: 7.3 %Chouteau County: 8.7 %Custer County: 7.4 %Daniels County: 2.8 %Dawson County: 5.6 %Deer Lodge County: 11.9 %Fallon County: 4.9 %Fergus County: 8.3 %Flathead County: 5.6 %Gallatin County: 9.5 %Garfield County: 6.5 %Glacier County: 7.2 %Golden Valley County: 4.2 %Granite County: 11.8 %Hill County: 5.5 %Jefferson County: 10.1 %Judith Basin County: 3.9 %Lake County: 7.9 %Lewis and Clark County: 5.7 %Liberty County: 7.1 %Lincoln County: 7.1 %McCone County: 2.1 %Madison County: 8.1 %Meagher County: 4.4 %Mineral County: 9.8 %Missoula County: 8.9 %Musselshell County: 7.7 %Park County: 8.8 %Petroleum County: 10.6 %Phillips County: 5.3 %Pondera County: 7.7 %Powder River County: 9.8 %Powell County: 15.4 %Prairie County: 1 %Ravalli County: 6.8 %Richland County: 4.9 %Roosevelt County: 3.1 %Rosebud County: 3.1 %Sanders County: 10.1 %Sheridan County: 4.5 %Silver Bow County: 6.8 %Stillwater County: 5.4 %Sweet Grass County: 8.1 %Teton County: 8.8 %Toole County: 13.3 %Treasure County: 11.1 %Valley County: 4.1 %Wheatland County: 5.3 %Wibaux County: 5.2 %Yellowstone County: 6.8 %
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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

Powell County: 15.4 %Powell County15.4Toole County: 13.3 %Toole County13.3Deer Lodge County: 11.9 %Deer Lodge County11.9Granite County: 11.8 %Granite County11.8Broadwater County: 11.4 %Broadwater County11.4Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Beaverhead County11.1Treasure County: 11.1 %Treasure County11.1Petroleum County: 10.6 %Petroleum County10.6Sanders County: 10.1 %Sanders County10.1Jefferson County: 10.1 %Jefferson County10.1Mineral County: 9.8 %Mineral County9.8Powder River County: 9.8 %Powder River County9.8Gallatin County: 9.5 %Gallatin County9.5Missoula County: 8.9 %Missoula County8.9Park County: 8.8 %Park County8.8Teton County: 8.8 %Teton County8.8Chouteau County: 8.7 %Chouteau County8.7Fergus County: 8.3 %Fergus County8.3Sweet Grass County: 8.1 %Sweet Grass County8.1Carter County: 8.1 %Carter County8.1Madison County: 8.1 %Madison County8.1Lake County: 7.9 %Lake County7.9Pondera County: 7.7 %Pondera County7.7Musselshell County: 7.7 %Musselshell County7.7Custer County: 7.4 %Custer County7.4Cascade County: 7.3 %Cascade County7.3Glacier County: 7.2 %Glacier County7.2Lincoln County: 7.1 %Lincoln County7.1Liberty County: 7.1 %Liberty County7.1Ravalli County: 6.8 %Ravalli County6.8Silver Bow County: 6.8 %Silver Bow County6.8Yellowstone County: 6.8 %Yellowstone County6.8Garfield County: 6.5 %Garfield County6.5Lewis and Clark County: 5.7 %Lewis and Clark County5.7Dawson County: 5.6 %Dawson County5.6Flathead County: 5.6 %Flathead County5.6Hill County: 5.5 %Hill County5.5Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Phillips County: 5.3 %Phillips County5.3Wheatland County: 5.3 %Wheatland County5.3Wibaux County: 5.2 %Wibaux County5.2Fallon County: 4.9 %Fallon County4.9Richland County: 4.9 %Richland County4.9Sheridan County: 4.5 %Sheridan County4.5Meagher County: 4.4 %Meagher County4.4Golden Valley County: 4.2 %Golden Valley County4.2Valley County: 4.1 %Valley County4.1Judith Basin County: 3.9 %Judith Basin County3.9Blaine County: 3.6 %Blaine County3.6Carbon County: 3.4 %Carbon County3.4Roosevelt County: 3.1 %Roosevelt County3.1Rosebud County: 3.1 %Rosebud County3.1Daniels County: 2.8 %Daniels County2.8Big Horn County: 2.7 %Big Horn County2.7McCone County: 2.1 %McCone County2.1Prairie County: 1 %Prairie County1Powell County: 15.4 %Powell County15.4Toole County: 13.3 %Toole County13.3Deer Lodge County: 11.9 %Deer Lodge County11.9Granite County: 11.8 %Granite County11.8Broadwater County: 11.4 %Broadwater County11.4Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Beaverhead County11.1Treasure County: 11.1 %Treasure County11.1Petroleum County: 10.6 %Petroleum County10.6Sanders County: 10.1 %Sanders County10.1Jefferson County: 10.1 %Jefferson County10.1Mineral County: 9.8 %Mineral County9.8Powder River County: 9.8 %Powder River County9.8Gallatin County: 9.5 %Gallatin County9.5Missoula County: 8.9 %Missoula County8.9Park County: 8.8 %Park County8.8Teton County: 8.8 %Teton County8.8Chouteau County: 8.7 %Chouteau County8.7Fergus County: 8.3 %Fergus County8.3Sweet Grass County: 8.1 %Sweet Grass County8.1Carter County: 8.1 %Carter County8.1Madison County: 8.1 %Madison County8.1Lake County: 7.9 %Lake County7.9Pondera County: 7.7 %Pondera County7.7Musselshell County: 7.7 %Musselshell County7.7Custer County: 7.4 %Custer County7.4Cascade County: 7.3 %Cascade County7.3Glacier County: 7.2 %Glacier County7.2Lincoln County: 7.1 %Lincoln County7.1Liberty County: 7.1 %Liberty County7.1Ravalli County: 6.8 %Ravalli County6.8Silver Bow County: 6.8 %Silver Bow County6.8Yellowstone County: 6.8 %Yellowstone County6.8Garfield County: 6.5 %Garfield County6.5Lewis and Clark County: 5.7 %Lewis and Clark County5.7Dawson County: 5.6 %Dawson County5.6Flathead County: 5.6 %Flathead County5.6Hill County: 5.5 %Hill County5.5Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Phillips County: 5.3 %Phillips County5.3Wheatland County: 5.3 %Wheatland County5.3Wibaux County: 5.2 %Wibaux County5.2Fallon County: 4.9 %Fallon County4.9Richland County: 4.9 %Richland County4.9Sheridan County: 4.5 %Sheridan County4.5Meagher County: 4.4 %Meagher County4.4Golden Valley County: 4.2 %Golden Valley County4.2Valley County: 4.1 %Valley County4.1Judith Basin County: 3.9 %Judith Basin County3.9Blaine County: 3.6 %Blaine County3.6Carbon County: 3.4 %Carbon County3.4Roosevelt County: 3.1 %Roosevelt County3.1Rosebud County: 3.1 %Rosebud County3.1Daniels County: 2.8 %Daniels County2.8Big Horn County: 2.7 %Big Horn County2.7McCone County: 2.1 %McCone County2.1Prairie County: 1 %Prairie County1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Powell County15.4+0.6 pts
2Toole County13.3+4.8 pts
3Deer Lodge County11.9-0.4 pts
4Granite County11.8+0.6 pts
5Broadwater County11.4+0.5 pts
6Beaverhead County11.1+1.1 pts
7Treasure County11.1+2.3 pts
8Petroleum County10.6-0.2 pts
9Sanders County10.1+0.4 pts
10Jefferson County10.1+0.2 pts
11Mineral County9.8-0.2 pts
12Powder River County9.8+2.9 pts
13Gallatin County9.5-0.4 pts
14Missoula County8.9-0.4 pts
15Park County8.8+0.5 pts
16Teton County8.8-0.3 pts
17Chouteau County8.7+0.6 pts
18Fergus County8.3+2.4 pts
19Sweet Grass County8.1-0.3 pts
20Carter County8.1+1.7 pts
21Madison County8.1-0.4 pts
22Lake County7.9-1 pts
23Pondera County7.7-0.6 pts
24Musselshell County7.70 pts
25Custer County7.4+0.1 pts
26Cascade County7.3-0.3 pts
27Glacier County7.2+0.1 pts
28Lincoln County7.1+1.2 pts
29Liberty County7.1+1.4 pts
30Ravalli County6.8-0.4 pts
30Silver Bow County6.8+0.5 pts
32Yellowstone County6.8+0.5 pts
33Garfield County6.5+0.6 pts
34Lewis and Clark County5.7+0.1 pts
35Dawson County5.6+0.1 pts
36Flathead County5.6-0.2 pts
37Hill County5.5+0.6 pts
38Stillwater County5.40 pts
39Phillips County5.3+0.8 pts
40Wheatland County5.3+3 pts
41Wibaux County5.2-0 pts
42Fallon County4.9-0.4 pts
43Richland County4.9+1.1 pts
44Sheridan County4.5+0.3 pts
45Meagher County4.4-8.5 pts
46Golden Valley County4.2+0.5 pts
47Valley County4.1+0.3 pts
48Judith Basin County3.9-0.9 pts
49Blaine County3.6+1.4 pts
50Carbon County3.4+0.5 pts
51Roosevelt County3.1+0.3 pts
51Rosebud County3.1-0.1 pts
53Daniels County2.8-1.1 pts
54Big Horn County2.7+1.1 pts
55McCone County2.10 pts
56Prairie County1-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 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 15.4% in 2022, 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% in 2022.

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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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