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 2023, at 15%. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Montana was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15Powell County
Lowest0.7Wibaux County
Median6.656 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 10.3 %Big Horn County: 4.6 %Blaine County: 3.9 %Broadwater County: 10.8 %Carbon County: 6.4 %Carter County: 6.5 %Cascade County: 6.6 %Chouteau County: 6.2 %Custer County: 7 %Daniels County: 4.7 %Dawson County: 3.6 %Deer Lodge County: 10.4 %Fallon County: 7 %Fergus County: 6.8 %Flathead County: 5.4 %Gallatin County: 9.3 %Garfield County: 3.7 %Glacier County: 8.1 %Golden Valley County: 4.4 %Granite County: 11.7 %Hill County: 5.7 %Jefferson County: 9.3 %Judith Basin County: 4.1 %Lake County: 7.3 %Lewis and Clark County: 5.8 %Liberty County: 7.4 %Lincoln County: 7.2 %McCone County: 2.2 %Madison County: 8 %Meagher County: 3.1 %Mineral County: 11.7 %Missoula County: 8.3 %Musselshell County: 8.6 %Park County: 8.9 %Petroleum County: 6.7 %Phillips County: 5.3 %Pondera County: 7.1 %Powder River County: 9.1 %Powell County: 15 %Prairie County: 1 %Ravalli County: 5.8 %Richland County: 4.3 %Roosevelt County: 2 %Rosebud County: 2.7 %Sanders County: 7.8 %Sheridan County: 5.2 %Silver Bow County: 7.6 %Stillwater County: 5.4 %Sweet Grass County: 7.9 %Teton County: 8 %Toole County: 12.7 %Treasure County: 8.6 %Valley County: 3.6 %Wheatland County: 4.4 %Wibaux County: 0.7 %Yellowstone County: 6.4 %
  • Under 3.9
  • 3.9 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 9.1
  • 9.1 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Powell County: 15 %Powell County15Toole County: 12.7 %Toole County12.7Granite County: 11.7 %Granite County11.7Mineral County: 11.7 %Mineral County11.7Broadwater County: 10.8 %Broadwater County10.8Deer Lodge County: 10.4 %Deer Lodge County10.4Beaverhead County: 10.3 %Beaverhead County10.3Gallatin County: 9.3 %Gallatin County9.3Jefferson County: 9.3 %Jefferson County9.3Powder River County: 9.1 %Powder River County9.1Park County: 8.9 %Park County8.9Musselshell County: 8.6 %Musselshell County8.6Treasure County: 8.6 %Treasure County8.6Missoula County: 8.3 %Missoula County8.3Glacier County: 8.1 %Glacier County8.1Madison County: 8 %Madison County8Teton County: 8 %Teton County8Sweet Grass County: 7.9 %Sweet Grass County7.9Sanders County: 7.8 %Sanders County7.8Silver Bow County: 7.6 %Silver Bow County7.6Liberty County: 7.4 %Liberty County7.4Lake County: 7.3 %Lake County7.3Lincoln County: 7.2 %Lincoln County7.2Pondera County: 7.1 %Pondera County7.1Custer County: 7 %Custer County7Fallon County: 7 %Fallon County7Fergus County: 6.8 %Fergus County6.8Petroleum County: 6.7 %Petroleum County6.7Cascade County: 6.6 %Cascade County6.6Carter County: 6.5 %Carter County6.5Carbon County: 6.4 %Carbon County6.4Yellowstone County: 6.4 %Yellowstone County6.4Chouteau County: 6.2 %Chouteau County6.2Ravalli County: 5.8 %Ravalli County5.8Lewis and Clark County: 5.8 %Lewis and Clark County5.8Hill County: 5.7 %Hill County5.7Flathead County: 5.4 %Flathead County5.4Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Phillips County: 5.3 %Phillips County5.3Sheridan County: 5.2 %Sheridan County5.2Daniels County: 4.7 %Daniels County4.7Big Horn County: 4.6 %Big Horn County4.6Golden Valley County: 4.4 %Golden Valley County4.4Wheatland County: 4.4 %Wheatland County4.4Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Judith Basin County: 4.1 %Judith Basin County4.1Blaine County: 3.9 %Blaine County3.9Garfield County: 3.7 %Garfield County3.7Dawson County: 3.6 %Dawson County3.6Valley County: 3.6 %Valley County3.6Meagher County: 3.1 %Meagher County3.1Rosebud County: 2.7 %Rosebud County2.7McCone County: 2.2 %McCone County2.2Roosevelt County: 2 %Roosevelt County2Prairie County: 1 %Prairie County1Wibaux County: 0.7 %Wibaux County0.7Powell County: 15 %Powell County15Toole County: 12.7 %Toole County12.7Granite County: 11.7 %Granite County11.7Mineral County: 11.7 %Mineral County11.7Broadwater County: 10.8 %Broadwater County10.8Deer Lodge County: 10.4 %Deer Lodge County10.4Beaverhead County: 10.3 %Beaverhead County10.3Gallatin County: 9.3 %Gallatin County9.3Jefferson County: 9.3 %Jefferson County9.3Powder River County: 9.1 %Powder River County9.1Park County: 8.9 %Park County8.9Musselshell County: 8.6 %Musselshell County8.6Treasure County: 8.6 %Treasure County8.6Missoula County: 8.3 %Missoula County8.3Glacier County: 8.1 %Glacier County8.1Madison County: 8 %Madison County8Teton County: 8 %Teton County8Sweet Grass County: 7.9 %Sweet Grass County7.9Sanders County: 7.8 %Sanders County7.8Silver Bow County: 7.6 %Silver Bow County7.6Liberty County: 7.4 %Liberty County7.4Lake County: 7.3 %Lake County7.3Lincoln County: 7.2 %Lincoln County7.2Pondera County: 7.1 %Pondera County7.1Custer County: 7 %Custer County7Fallon County: 7 %Fallon County7Fergus County: 6.8 %Fergus County6.8Petroleum County: 6.7 %Petroleum County6.7Cascade County: 6.6 %Cascade County6.6Carter County: 6.5 %Carter County6.5Carbon County: 6.4 %Carbon County6.4Yellowstone County: 6.4 %Yellowstone County6.4Chouteau County: 6.2 %Chouteau County6.2Ravalli County: 5.8 %Ravalli County5.8Lewis and Clark County: 5.8 %Lewis and Clark County5.8Hill County: 5.7 %Hill County5.7Flathead County: 5.4 %Flathead County5.4Stillwater County: 5.4 %Stillwater County5.4Phillips County: 5.3 %Phillips County5.3Sheridan County: 5.2 %Sheridan County5.2Daniels County: 4.7 %Daniels County4.7Big Horn County: 4.6 %Big Horn County4.6Golden Valley County: 4.4 %Golden Valley County4.4Wheatland County: 4.4 %Wheatland County4.4Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Judith Basin County: 4.1 %Judith Basin County4.1Blaine County: 3.9 %Blaine County3.9Garfield County: 3.7 %Garfield County3.7Dawson County: 3.6 %Dawson County3.6Valley County: 3.6 %Valley County3.6Meagher County: 3.1 %Meagher County3.1Rosebud County: 2.7 %Rosebud County2.7McCone County: 2.2 %McCone County2.2Roosevelt County: 2 %Roosevelt County2Prairie County: 1 %Prairie County1Wibaux County: 0.7 %Wibaux County0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Powell County15-0.3 pts
2Toole County12.7-0.7 pts
3Granite County11.7-0 pts
4Mineral County11.7+1.8 pts
5Broadwater County10.8-0.6 pts
6Deer Lodge County10.4-1.5 pts
7Beaverhead County10.3-0.8 pts
8Gallatin County9.3-0.1 pts
9Jefferson County9.3-0.8 pts
10Powder River County9.1-0.7 pts
11Park County8.9+0.1 pts
12Musselshell County8.6+0.9 pts
13Treasure County8.6-2.5 pts
14Missoula County8.3-0.6 pts
15Glacier County8.1+0.9 pts
16Madison County8-0 pts
17Teton County8-0.8 pts
18Sweet Grass County7.9-0.3 pts
19Sanders County7.8-2.3 pts
20Silver Bow County7.6+0.8 pts
21Liberty County7.4+0.3 pts
22Lake County7.3-0.6 pts
23Lincoln County7.2+0.1 pts
24Pondera County7.1-0.6 pts
25Custer County7-0.4 pts
26Fallon County7+2.1 pts
27Fergus County6.8-1.6 pts
28Petroleum County6.7-3.9 pts
29Cascade County6.6-0.7 pts
30Carter County6.5-1.7 pts
31Carbon County6.4+3 pts
31Yellowstone County6.4-0.3 pts
33Chouteau County6.2-2.5 pts
34Ravalli County5.8-1.1 pts
35Lewis and Clark County5.8+0.1 pts
36Hill County5.7+0.2 pts
37Flathead County5.4-0.2 pts
38Stillwater County5.4-0 pts
39Phillips County5.3-0 pts
40Sheridan County5.2+0.7 pts
41Daniels County4.7+2 pts
42Big Horn County4.6+1.9 pts
43Golden Valley County4.4+0.3 pts
44Wheatland County4.4-0.9 pts
45Richland County4.3-0.6 pts
46Judith Basin County4.1+0.2 pts
47Blaine County3.9+0.2 pts
48Garfield County3.7-2.8 pts
49Dawson County3.6-2 pts
50Valley County3.6-0.5 pts
51Meagher County3.1-1.2 pts
52Rosebud County2.7-0.4 pts
53McCone County2.2+0.1 pts
54Roosevelt County2-1.1 pts
55Prairie County1-0.1 pts
56Wibaux County0.7-4.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/montana-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wibaux County, with 0.7% in 2023.

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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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