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

Gallatin County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 56 counties in 2022, at 7.1%. Prairie County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Montana was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.1Gallatin County
Median3.756 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 6.5 %Big Horn County: 1.9 %Blaine County: 0.8 %Broadwater County: 5.1 %Carbon County: 2 %Carter County: 4.3 %Cascade County: 4.5 %Chouteau County: 5.7 %Custer County: 3.4 %Daniels County: 1.6 %Dawson County: 1.7 %Deer Lodge County: 3.4 %Fallon County: 3.9 %Fergus County: 3.6 %Flathead County: 3.9 %Gallatin County: 7.1 %Garfield County: 3.7 %Glacier County: 2.7 %Golden Valley County: 2 %Granite County: 5.8 %Hill County: 1.5 %Jefferson County: 2.2 %Judith Basin County: 2 %Lake County: 3.8 %Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Liberty County: 5.6 %Lincoln County: 3.3 %McCone County: 1.3 %Madison County: 4.9 %Meagher County: 0.7 %Mineral County: 6.2 %Missoula County: 5 %Musselshell County: 3.7 %Park County: 6.3 %Petroleum County: 4.2 %Phillips County: 4 %Pondera County: 3.3 %Powder River County: 5.5 %Powell County: 4.4 %Prairie County: 0.1 %Ravalli County: 4.1 %Richland County: 2.9 %Roosevelt County: 0.8 %Rosebud County: 1.5 %Sanders County: 4.4 %Sheridan County: 3.1 %Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Stillwater County: 2 %Sweet Grass County: 4 %Teton County: 3.8 %Toole County: 4 %Treasure County: 4 %Valley County: 1.1 %Wheatland County: 2 %Wibaux County: 4.1 %Yellowstone County: 3.7 %
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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

Gallatin County: 7.1 %Gallatin County7.1Beaverhead County: 6.5 %Beaverhead County6.5Park County: 6.3 %Park County6.3Mineral County: 6.2 %Mineral County6.2Granite County: 5.8 %Granite County5.8Chouteau County: 5.7 %Chouteau County5.7Liberty County: 5.6 %Liberty County5.6Powder River County: 5.5 %Powder River County5.5Broadwater County: 5.1 %Broadwater County5.1Missoula County: 5 %Missoula County5Madison County: 4.9 %Madison County4.9Cascade County: 4.5 %Cascade County4.5Sanders County: 4.4 %Sanders County4.4Powell County: 4.4 %Powell County4.4Carter County: 4.3 %Carter County4.3Petroleum County: 4.2 %Petroleum County4.2Ravalli County: 4.1 %Ravalli County4.1Wibaux County: 4.1 %Wibaux County4.1Phillips County: 4 %Phillips County4Toole County: 4 %Toole County4Sweet Grass County: 4 %Sweet Grass County4Treasure County: 4 %Treasure County4Fallon County: 3.9 %Fallon County3.9Flathead County: 3.9 %Flathead County3.9Lake County: 3.8 %Lake County3.8Teton County: 3.8 %Teton County3.8Musselshell County: 3.7 %Musselshell County3.7Garfield County: 3.7 %Garfield County3.7Yellowstone County: 3.7 %Yellowstone County3.7Fergus County: 3.6 %Fergus County3.6Deer Lodge County: 3.4 %Deer Lodge County3.4Custer County: 3.4 %Custer County3.4Lincoln County: 3.3 %Lincoln County3.3Pondera County: 3.3 %Pondera County3.3Sheridan County: 3.1 %Sheridan County3.1Richland County: 2.9 %Richland County2.9Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Lewis and Clark County2.8Glacier County: 2.7 %Glacier County2.7Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Silver Bow County2.4Jefferson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County2.2Wheatland County: 2 %Wheatland County2Golden Valley County: 2 %Golden Valley County2Judith Basin County: 2 %Judith Basin County2Carbon County: 2 %Carbon County2Stillwater County: 2 %Stillwater County2Big Horn County: 1.9 %Big Horn County1.9Dawson County: 1.7 %Dawson County1.7Daniels County: 1.6 %Daniels County1.6Hill County: 1.5 %Hill County1.5Rosebud County: 1.5 %Rosebud County1.5McCone County: 1.3 %McCone County1.3Valley County: 1.1 %Valley County1.1Blaine County: 0.8 %Blaine County0.8Roosevelt County: 0.8 %Roosevelt County0.8Meagher County: 0.7 %Meagher County0.7Prairie County: 0.1 %Prairie County0.1Gallatin County: 7.1 %Gallatin County7.1Beaverhead County: 6.5 %Beaverhead County6.5Park County: 6.3 %Park County6.3Mineral County: 6.2 %Mineral County6.2Granite County: 5.8 %Granite County5.8Chouteau County: 5.7 %Chouteau County5.7Liberty County: 5.6 %Liberty County5.6Powder River County: 5.5 %Powder River County5.5Broadwater County: 5.1 %Broadwater County5.1Missoula County: 5 %Missoula County5Madison County: 4.9 %Madison County4.9Cascade County: 4.5 %Cascade County4.5Sanders County: 4.4 %Sanders County4.4Powell County: 4.4 %Powell County4.4Carter County: 4.3 %Carter County4.3Petroleum County: 4.2 %Petroleum County4.2Ravalli County: 4.1 %Ravalli County4.1Wibaux County: 4.1 %Wibaux County4.1Phillips County: 4 %Phillips County4Toole County: 4 %Toole County4Sweet Grass County: 4 %Sweet Grass County4Treasure County: 4 %Treasure County4Fallon County: 3.9 %Fallon County3.9Flathead County: 3.9 %Flathead County3.9Lake County: 3.8 %Lake County3.8Teton County: 3.8 %Teton County3.8Musselshell County: 3.7 %Musselshell County3.7Garfield County: 3.7 %Garfield County3.7Yellowstone County: 3.7 %Yellowstone County3.7Fergus County: 3.6 %Fergus County3.6Deer Lodge County: 3.4 %Deer Lodge County3.4Custer County: 3.4 %Custer County3.4Lincoln County: 3.3 %Lincoln County3.3Pondera County: 3.3 %Pondera County3.3Sheridan County: 3.1 %Sheridan County3.1Richland County: 2.9 %Richland County2.9Lewis and Clark County: 2.8 %Lewis and Clark County2.8Glacier County: 2.7 %Glacier County2.7Silver Bow County: 2.4 %Silver Bow County2.4Jefferson County: 2.2 %Jefferson County2.2Wheatland County: 2 %Wheatland County2Golden Valley County: 2 %Golden Valley County2Judith Basin County: 2 %Judith Basin County2Carbon County: 2 %Carbon County2Stillwater County: 2 %Stillwater County2Big Horn County: 1.9 %Big Horn County1.9Dawson County: 1.7 %Dawson County1.7Daniels County: 1.6 %Daniels County1.6Hill County: 1.5 %Hill County1.5Rosebud County: 1.5 %Rosebud County1.5McCone County: 1.3 %McCone County1.3Valley County: 1.1 %Valley County1.1Blaine County: 0.8 %Blaine County0.8Roosevelt County: 0.8 %Roosevelt County0.8Meagher County: 0.7 %Meagher County0.7Prairie County: 0.1 %Prairie County0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gallatin County7.1-0.1 pts
2Beaverhead County6.5+2.1 pts
3Park County6.3-0.3 pts
4Mineral County6.20 pts
5Granite County5.8+0.4 pts
6Chouteau County5.7+0.6 pts
7Liberty County5.6+1.3 pts
8Powder River County5.5+0.8 pts
9Broadwater County5.1-0.3 pts
10Missoula County5-0 pts
11Madison County4.9-0.8 pts
12Cascade County4.50 pts
13Sanders County4.4+0.6 pts
14Powell County4.4+1 pts
15Carter County4.3+1.3 pts
16Petroleum County4.2+0.4 pts
17Ravalli County4.1-0.2 pts
18Wibaux County4.1-0.2 pts
19Phillips County4+1 pts
20Toole County4+2.3 pts
21Sweet Grass County4+0.7 pts
22Treasure County4-0.1 pts
23Fallon County3.9-0.4 pts
24Flathead County3.9+0.1 pts
25Lake County3.8-0.5 pts
26Teton County3.8-0.2 pts
27Musselshell County3.7+1.1 pts
28Garfield County3.7-0 pts
29Yellowstone County3.7+0.3 pts
30Fergus County3.6+1.4 pts
31Deer Lodge County3.4-0.8 pts
32Custer County3.4+0.8 pts
33Lincoln County3.3+1.2 pts
34Pondera County3.3-0.3 pts
35Sheridan County3.1+1.2 pts
36Richland County2.9+0.2 pts
37Lewis and Clark County2.8+0.1 pts
38Glacier County2.7-0.4 pts
39Silver Bow County2.4+0.7 pts
40Jefferson County2.2+0.1 pts
41Wheatland County2+1.6 pts
42Golden Valley County2+1.3 pts
42Judith Basin County2-0.4 pts
44Carbon County2+1.3 pts
45Stillwater County2+0.3 pts
46Big Horn County1.9+0.8 pts
47Dawson County1.70 pts
48Daniels County1.6-1.6 pts
49Hill County1.5+0.3 pts
50Rosebud County1.5-0.1 pts
51McCone County1.3-0 pts
52Valley County1.1-0.3 pts
53Blaine County0.8-0.2 pts
53Roosevelt County0.8-0.2 pts
55Meagher County0.7-6.7 pts
56Prairie County0.1-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state in the past year, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/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 state 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 state in the past year?

Gallatin County, with 7.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Prairie County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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