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

Mineral County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 56 counties in 2023, at 7.9%. Prairie County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Montana was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Mineral County
Median3.156 counties
Montana3.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 6.1 %Big Horn County: 2.1 %Blaine County: 0.9 %Broadwater County: 4.6 %Carbon County: 4.8 %Carter County: 2.5 %Cascade County: 4 %Chouteau County: 2.6 %Custer County: 3.1 %Daniels County: 1.4 %Dawson County: 0.8 %Deer Lodge County: 2.7 %Fallon County: 6.2 %Fergus County: 1.6 %Flathead County: 3.8 %Gallatin County: 6.6 %Garfield County: 1.7 %Glacier County: 3.2 %Golden Valley County: 2 %Granite County: 4.5 %Hill County: 2.2 %Jefferson County: 1.1 %Judith Basin County: 1.5 %Lake County: 3.4 %Lewis and Clark County: 2.9 %Liberty County: 4.7 %Lincoln County: 3.2 %McCone County: 0.8 %Madison County: 4.2 %Meagher County: 0.3 %Mineral County: 7.9 %Missoula County: 4.8 %Musselshell County: 5.1 %Park County: 6.2 %Petroleum County: 3.3 %Phillips County: 2.8 %Pondera County: 2.5 %Powder River County: 5.3 %Powell County: 3.7 %Prairie County: 0 %Ravalli County: 3.5 %Richland County: 3 %Roosevelt County: 0.4 %Rosebud County: 1.8 %Sanders County: 3.6 %Sheridan County: 3.1 %Silver Bow County: 2.9 %Stillwater County: 1.7 %Sweet Grass County: 3.8 %Teton County: 3.8 %Toole County: 3.7 %Treasure County: 4.5 %Valley County: 1 %Wheatland County: 1.8 %Wibaux County: 0.4 %Yellowstone County: 3.5 %
  • Under 1.4
  • 1.4 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.7
  • 4.7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Mineral County: 7.9 %Mineral County7.9Gallatin County: 6.6 %Gallatin County6.6Park County: 6.2 %Park County6.2Fallon County: 6.2 %Fallon County6.2Beaverhead County: 6.1 %Beaverhead County6.1Powder River County: 5.3 %Powder River County5.3Musselshell County: 5.1 %Musselshell County5.1Carbon County: 4.8 %Carbon County4.8Missoula County: 4.8 %Missoula County4.8Liberty County: 4.7 %Liberty County4.7Broadwater County: 4.6 %Broadwater County4.6Granite County: 4.5 %Granite County4.5Treasure County: 4.5 %Treasure County4.5Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Cascade County: 4 %Cascade County4Sweet Grass County: 3.8 %Sweet Grass County3.8Flathead County: 3.8 %Flathead County3.8Teton County: 3.8 %Teton County3.8Powell County: 3.7 %Powell County3.7Toole County: 3.7 %Toole County3.7Sanders County: 3.6 %Sanders County3.6Yellowstone County: 3.5 %Yellowstone County3.5Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Lake County: 3.4 %Lake County3.4Petroleum County: 3.3 %Petroleum County3.3Glacier County: 3.2 %Glacier County3.2Lincoln County: 3.2 %Lincoln County3.2Sheridan County: 3.1 %Sheridan County3.1Custer County: 3.1 %Custer County3.1Richland County: 3 %Richland County3Lewis and Clark County: 2.9 %Lewis and Clark County2.9Silver Bow County: 2.9 %Silver Bow County2.9Phillips County: 2.8 %Phillips County2.8Deer Lodge County: 2.7 %Deer Lodge County2.7Chouteau County: 2.6 %Chouteau County2.6Carter County: 2.5 %Carter County2.5Pondera County: 2.5 %Pondera County2.5Hill County: 2.2 %Hill County2.2Big Horn County: 2.1 %Big Horn County2.1Golden Valley County: 2 %Golden Valley County2Rosebud County: 1.8 %Rosebud County1.8Wheatland County: 1.8 %Wheatland County1.8Garfield County: 1.7 %Garfield County1.7Stillwater County: 1.7 %Stillwater County1.7Fergus County: 1.6 %Fergus County1.6Judith Basin County: 1.5 %Judith Basin County1.5Daniels County: 1.4 %Daniels County1.4Jefferson County: 1.1 %Jefferson County1.1Valley County: 1 %Valley County1Blaine County: 0.9 %Blaine County0.9McCone County: 0.8 %McCone County0.8Dawson County: 0.8 %Dawson County0.8Roosevelt County: 0.4 %Roosevelt County0.4Wibaux County: 0.4 %Wibaux County0.4Meagher County: 0.3 %Meagher County0.3Prairie County: 0 %Prairie County0Mineral County: 7.9 %Mineral County7.9Gallatin County: 6.6 %Gallatin County6.6Park County: 6.2 %Park County6.2Fallon County: 6.2 %Fallon County6.2Beaverhead County: 6.1 %Beaverhead County6.1Powder River County: 5.3 %Powder River County5.3Musselshell County: 5.1 %Musselshell County5.1Carbon County: 4.8 %Carbon County4.8Missoula County: 4.8 %Missoula County4.8Liberty County: 4.7 %Liberty County4.7Broadwater County: 4.6 %Broadwater County4.6Granite County: 4.5 %Granite County4.5Treasure County: 4.5 %Treasure County4.5Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Cascade County: 4 %Cascade County4Sweet Grass County: 3.8 %Sweet Grass County3.8Flathead County: 3.8 %Flathead County3.8Teton County: 3.8 %Teton County3.8Powell County: 3.7 %Powell County3.7Toole County: 3.7 %Toole County3.7Sanders County: 3.6 %Sanders County3.6Yellowstone County: 3.5 %Yellowstone County3.5Ravalli County: 3.5 %Ravalli County3.5Lake County: 3.4 %Lake County3.4Petroleum County: 3.3 %Petroleum County3.3Glacier County: 3.2 %Glacier County3.2Lincoln County: 3.2 %Lincoln County3.2Sheridan County: 3.1 %Sheridan County3.1Custer County: 3.1 %Custer County3.1Richland County: 3 %Richland County3Lewis and Clark County: 2.9 %Lewis and Clark County2.9Silver Bow County: 2.9 %Silver Bow County2.9Phillips County: 2.8 %Phillips County2.8Deer Lodge County: 2.7 %Deer Lodge County2.7Chouteau County: 2.6 %Chouteau County2.6Carter County: 2.5 %Carter County2.5Pondera County: 2.5 %Pondera County2.5Hill County: 2.2 %Hill County2.2Big Horn County: 2.1 %Big Horn County2.1Golden Valley County: 2 %Golden Valley County2Rosebud County: 1.8 %Rosebud County1.8Wheatland County: 1.8 %Wheatland County1.8Garfield County: 1.7 %Garfield County1.7Stillwater County: 1.7 %Stillwater County1.7Fergus County: 1.6 %Fergus County1.6Judith Basin County: 1.5 %Judith Basin County1.5Daniels County: 1.4 %Daniels County1.4Jefferson County: 1.1 %Jefferson County1.1Valley County: 1 %Valley County1Blaine County: 0.9 %Blaine County0.9McCone County: 0.8 %McCone County0.8Dawson County: 0.8 %Dawson County0.8Roosevelt County: 0.4 %Roosevelt County0.4Wibaux County: 0.4 %Wibaux County0.4Meagher County: 0.3 %Meagher County0.3Prairie County: 0 %Prairie County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mineral County7.9+1.6 pts
2Gallatin County6.6-0.4 pts
3Park County6.2-0.1 pts
4Fallon County6.2+2.3 pts
5Beaverhead County6.1-0.3 pts
6Powder River County5.3-0.2 pts
7Musselshell County5.1+1.3 pts
8Carbon County4.8+2.8 pts
9Missoula County4.8-0.2 pts
10Liberty County4.7-0.8 pts
11Broadwater County4.6-0.5 pts
12Granite County4.5-1.3 pts
12Treasure County4.5+0.5 pts
14Madison County4.2-0.7 pts
15Cascade County4-0.5 pts
16Sweet Grass County3.8-0.2 pts
17Flathead County3.8-0.1 pts
17Teton County3.8-0 pts
19Powell County3.7-0.7 pts
20Toole County3.7-0.3 pts
21Sanders County3.6-0.9 pts
22Yellowstone County3.5-0.2 pts
23Ravalli County3.5-0.6 pts
24Lake County3.4-0.4 pts
25Petroleum County3.3-0.9 pts
26Glacier County3.2+0.5 pts
27Lincoln County3.2-0.2 pts
28Sheridan County3.1+0.1 pts
29Custer County3.1-0.3 pts
30Richland County3+0.1 pts
31Lewis and Clark County2.9+0.1 pts
31Silver Bow County2.9+0.5 pts
33Phillips County2.8-1.2 pts
34Deer Lodge County2.7-0.7 pts
35Chouteau County2.6-3.1 pts
36Carter County2.5-1.8 pts
36Pondera County2.5-0.8 pts
38Hill County2.2+0.7 pts
39Big Horn County2.1+0.2 pts
40Golden Valley County20 pts
41Rosebud County1.8+0.4 pts
42Wheatland County1.8-0.3 pts
43Garfield County1.7-2 pts
44Stillwater County1.7-0.3 pts
45Fergus County1.6-2 pts
46Judith Basin County1.5-0.5 pts
47Daniels County1.4-0.3 pts
48Jefferson County1.1-1.1 pts
49Valley County1-0.1 pts
50Blaine County0.9+0.1 pts
51McCone County0.8-0.5 pts
52Dawson County0.8-0.9 pts
53Roosevelt County0.4-0.4 pts
54Wibaux County0.4-3.8 pts
55Meagher County0.3-0.4 pts
56Prairie County0-0.1 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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/montana-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

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, 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-state/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 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, 2023}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/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 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/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 state in the past year?

Mineral County, with 7.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Prairie County, with 0% in 2023.

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