# Counties in Montana by poverty rate, 2024

All 56 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/montana-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/montana-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Glacier County | 25.9 |
| 2 | Roosevelt County | 22.8 |
| 3 | Big Horn County | 22.2 |
| 4 | Golden Valley County | 20.2 |
| 5 | Blaine County | 18.1 |
| 6 | Wheatland County | 17.3 |
| 7 | Rosebud County | 16.3 |
| 8 | Pondera County | 15.8 |
| 9 | Toole County | 15.6 |
| 10 | Phillips County | 15.4 |
| 11 | Meagher County | 15.2 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 15.1 |
| 13 | Garfield County | 15 |
| 13 | Powell County | 15 |
| 15 | Lake County | 14.9 |
| 16 | Hill County | 14.8 |
| 17 | Liberty County | 14.6 |
| 18 | Musselshell County | 14.5 |
| 18 | Petroleum County | 14.5 |
| 20 | Teton County | 14 |
| 21 | Sanders County | 13.9 |
| 22 | Chouteau County | 13.8 |
| 23 | McCone County | 13.6 |
| 24 | Carter County | 13 |
| 25 | Silver Bow County | 12.9 |
| 26 | Mineral County | 12.6 |
| 27 | Sheridan County | 12.4 |
| 28 | Fergus County | 12.3 |
| 28 | Judith Basin County | 12.3 |
| 30 | Deer Lodge County | 12.2 |
| 30 | Granite County | 12.2 |
| 32 | Treasure County | 12.1 |
| 33 | Beaverhead County | 12 |
| 33 | Dawson County | 12 |
| 35 | Cascade County | 11.6 |
| 35 | Valley County | 11.6 |
| 37 | Wibaux County | 11.5 |
| 38 | Daniels County | 11.4 |
| 39 | Custer County | 11.2 |
| 39 | Prairie County | 11.2 |
| 41 | Powder River County | 11.1 |
| 42 | Ravalli County | 10.9 |
| 43 | Richland County | 9.8 |
| 43 | Sweet Grass County | 9.8 |
| 45 | Carbon County | 9.4 |
| 46 | Fallon County | 9.3 |
| 47 | Missoula County | 9.2 |
| 47 | Park County | 9.2 |
| 49 | Flathead County | 8.6 |
| 50 | Madison County | 8.4 |
| 51 | Broadwater County | 8.3 |
| 51 | Stillwater County | 8.3 |
| 51 | Yellowstone County | 8.3 |
| 54 | Lewis and Clark County | 7.6 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 7.4 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | 7.1 |