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Counties in Montana by poverty rate

Glacier County had the highest poverty rate of 56 counties in 2023, at 28%. Stillwater County had the lowest, at 8.3%. The median was 13.4% and the figure for Montana was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28Glacier County
Lowest8.3Stillwater County
Median13.456 counties
Montana11.8History

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Glacier CountyGlacier County: 28 %28Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 24.3 %24.3Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 21.7 %21.7Blaine CountyBlaine County: 20.5 %20.5Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 20.2 %20.2Pondera CountyPondera County: 19.3 %19.3Hill CountyHill County: 19 %19Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 18.5 %18.5Toole CountyToole County: 17 %17Garfield CountyGarfield County: 16.9 %16.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 16.8 %16.8Powell CountyPowell County: 16.8 %16.8Liberty CountyLiberty County: 16.5 %16.5Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 16.4 %16.4Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 16.3 %16.3Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 15.8 %15.8Valley CountyValley County: 15.4 %15.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 15.2 %15.2Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 15 %15McCone CountyMcCone County: 14.6 %14.6Sanders CountySanders County: 14.5 %14.5Lake CountyLake County: 13.9 %13.9Meagher CountyMeagher County: 13.8 %13.8Carter CountyCarter County: 13.7 %13.7Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 13.7 %13.7Custer CountyCuster County: 13.6 %13.6Mineral CountyMineral County: 13.4 %13.4Prairie CountyPrairie County: 13.4 %13.4Teton CountyTeton County: 13.3 %13.3Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 13 %13Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 13 %13Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 12.9 %12.9Dawson CountyDawson County: 12.7 %12.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 12.7 %12.7Treasure CountyTreasure County: 12.6 %12.6Cascade CountyCascade County: 12.1 %12.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 11.9 %11.9Powder River CountyPowder River County: 11.7 %11.7Granite CountyGranite County: 11.6 %11.6Missoula CountyMissoula County: 11.4 %11.4Park CountyPark County: 11.3 %11.3Fergus CountyFergus County: 11.2 %11.2Daniels CountyDaniels County: 10.7 %10.7Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 10.7 %10.7Carbon CountyCarbon County: 10.6 %10.6Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 10 %10Flathead CountyFlathead County: 9.9 %9.9Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 9.9 %9.9Richland CountyRichland County: 9.5 %9.5Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 9.3 %9.3Fallon CountyFallon County: 9.1 %9.1Madison CountyMadison County: 9.1 %9.1Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 8.8 %8.8Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 8.7 %8.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 8.5 %8.5Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 8.3 %8.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Glacier County28+2.2 pts
2Roosevelt County24.3+0.7 pts
3Big Horn County21.7-1.1 pts
4Blaine County20.5+3.2 pts
5Rosebud County20.2+2.4 pts
6Pondera County19.3-0.9 pts
7Hill County19+0.6 pts
8Wheatland County18.5-1.1 pts
9Toole County17-0.5 pts
10Garfield County16.9+2.2 pts
11Phillips County16.8+1.7 pts
11Powell County16.8+1.1 pts
13Liberty County16.5-1.5 pts
14Golden Valley County16.4-3.2 pts
15Musselshell County16.3+0.3 pts
16Silver Bow County15.8-0.2 pts
17Valley County15.4+3.7 pts
18Lincoln County15.2-2.1 pts
19Chouteau County15-0.9 pts
20McCone County14.6+0.6 pts
21Sanders County14.5-2.8 pts
22Lake County13.9-4.3 pts
23Meagher County13.8-1.2 pts
24Carter County13.7+0.5 pts
24Judith Basin County13.7+1.8 pts
26Custer County13.6+2.8 pts
27Mineral County13.4+0.9 pts
27Prairie County13.40 pts
29Teton County13.3+0.1 pts
30Deer Lodge County13-1 pts
30Petroleum County13+0.2 pts
32Beaverhead County12.9+1.2 pts
33Dawson County12.7+0.8 pts
33Wibaux County12.7-1.4 pts
35Treasure County12.6+0.2 pts
36Cascade County12.1-1.7 pts
37Sheridan County11.9-0.8 pts
38Powder River County11.70 pts
39Granite County11.6+0.6 pts
40Missoula County11.4+2.2 pts
41Park County11.3+1 pts
42Fergus County11.2-1.1 pts
43Daniels County10.7+0.8 pts
43Ravalli County10.7-0.6 pts
45Carbon County10.6+1.4 pts
46Sweet Grass County10-0.2 pts
47Flathead County9.9-0.9 pts
47Yellowstone County9.9+0.6 pts
49Richland County9.5-0.4 pts
50Lewis and Clark County9.3+0.1 pts
51Fallon County9.1-0.9 pts
51Madison County9.1-0.5 pts
53Gallatin County8.8-0.7 pts
54Broadwater County8.7+0.1 pts
55Jefferson County8.5+0.5 pts
56Stillwater County8.3-1.3 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Glacier County, with 28% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Stillwater County, with 8.3% in 2023.

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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