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Counties in Montana by poverty rate

Glacier County had the highest poverty rate of 56 counties in 2016, at 28.3%. Richland County had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 14.1% and the figure for Montana was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.3Glacier County
Lowest7.5Richland County
Median14.156 counties
Montana13.4History

All counties, 2016

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Glacier CountyGlacier County: 28.3 %28.3Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 25.5 %25.5Blaine CountyBlaine County: 24.3 %24.3Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 23.9 %23.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 20.2 %20.2Hill CountyHill County: 19.5 %19.5Lake CountyLake County: 19.2 %19.2Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 19 %19Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.7 %18.7Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 18.6 %18.6Pondera CountyPondera County: 18.4 %18.4Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 18.3 %18.3Meagher CountyMeagher County: 18.3 %18.3Mineral CountyMineral County: 17.8 %17.8Sanders CountySanders County: 17.6 %17.6Powell CountyPowell County: 17.5 %17.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 17.4 %17.4Toole CountyToole County: 16.8 %16.8Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 16.6 %16.6Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 15.7 %15.7McCone CountyMcCone County: 15.6 %15.6Phillips CountyPhillips County: 15.5 %15.5Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 15.5 %15.5Missoula CountyMissoula County: 15.2 %15.2Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 15.1 %15.1Fergus CountyFergus County: 14.6 %14.6Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 14.4 %14.4Cascade CountyCascade County: 14.2 %14.2Teton CountyTeton County: 14.1 %14.1Carter CountyCarter County: 13.8 %13.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 13.8 %13.8Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 13.8 %13.8Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 13.4 %13.4Granite CountyGranite County: 13.1 %13.1Valley CountyValley County: 12.5 %12.5Flathead CountyFlathead County: 12.3 %12.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 12.1 %12.1Park CountyPark County: 11.7 %11.7Custer CountyCuster County: 11.4 %11.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 11.4 %11.4Dawson CountyDawson County: 11.2 %11.2Madison CountyMadison County: 11.2 %11.2Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 10.9 %10.9Powder River CountyPowder River County: 10.7 %10.7Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 10.6 %10.6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 10.6 %10.6Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 10.4 %10.4Carbon CountyCarbon County: 10.3 %10.3Daniels CountyDaniels County: 10.3 %10.3Treasure CountyTreasure County: 10.3 %10.3Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 9.8 %9.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.8 %8.8Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 8.8 %8.8Fallon CountyFallon County: 8.5 %8.5Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 8.4 %8.4Richland CountyRichland County: 7.5 %7.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Glacier County28.3+0.2 pts
2Big Horn County25.5-5.5 pts
3Blaine County24.3-5.3 pts
4Roosevelt County23.9-0.4 pts
5Liberty County20.2+3.2 pts
6Hill County19.5-1.7 pts
7Lake County19.2-1.6 pts
8Wheatland County19-1.1 pts
9Lincoln County18.7-1.6 pts
10Deer Lodge County18.6+0.5 pts
11Pondera County18.4-1.7 pts
12Golden Valley County18.3-1.9 pts
12Meagher County18.3+1 pts
14Mineral County17.8+1.4 pts
15Sanders County17.6-1.1 pts
16Powell County17.5-0.6 pts
17Musselshell County17.4-0.3 pts
18Toole County16.8-0.2 pts
19Rosebud County16.6-2.2 pts
20Chouteau County15.7-1.9 pts
21McCone County15.6+1.7 pts
22Phillips County15.5-0.9 pts
22Silver Bow County15.5-1.2 pts
24Missoula County15.2-0.6 pts
25Petroleum County15.1-0.3 pts
26Fergus County14.6+1 pts
27Beaverhead County14.4-2.6 pts
28Cascade County14.2-0.2 pts
29Teton County14.1+1.7 pts
30Carter County13.8-0.1 pts
30Garfield County13.8-0.4 pts
30Ravalli County13.8-1.1 pts
33Judith Basin County13.4-0.4 pts
34Granite County13.1-1 pts
35Valley County12.5+0.4 pts
36Flathead County12.3-1.7 pts
37Prairie County12.1-0.4 pts
38Park County11.7-1 pts
39Custer County11.4-0.8 pts
39Gallatin County11.4+0.5 pts
41Dawson County11.2+0.2 pts
41Madison County11.2-0.2 pts
43Wibaux County10.9+0.8 pts
44Powder River County10.70 pts
45Broadwater County10.6-0.2 pts
45Sheridan County10.6+1.2 pts
47Lewis and Clark County10.4-1.8 pts
48Carbon County10.3-1.4 pts
48Daniels County10.3+0.1 pts
48Treasure County10.3-1.5 pts
51Sweet Grass County9.8-0.9 pts
52Jefferson County8.8-1 pts
52Yellowstone County8.8-1.6 pts
54Fallon County8.5+0.8 pts
55Stillwater County8.4-0.7 pts
56Richland County7.5+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Glacier County, with 28.3% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Richland County, with 7.5% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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