# Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Glacier County | 31.1 |
| 2 | Roosevelt County | 30.4 |
| 3 | Liberty County | 25.8 |
| 4 | Rosebud County | 24.5 |
| 5 | Wheatland County | 23 |
| 6 | Big Horn County | 22.1 |
| 7 | Pondera County | 21.9 |
| 8 | Hill County | 20.7 |
| 9 | Prairie County | 20.6 |
| 10 | Blaine County | 18.3 |
| 11 | Lake County | 17.2 |
| 12 | Musselshell County | 17 |
| 13 | Golden Valley County | 17 |
| 14 | Deer Lodge County | 16.3 |
| 15 | Wibaux County | 15.8 |
| 16 | Sanders County | 15.5 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 15.4 |
| 18 | Carter County | 15.4 |
| 19 | Fergus County | 15.1 |
| 20 | Silver Bow County | 14.9 |
| 21 | Mineral County | 13.5 |
| 22 | Teton County | 13.4 |
| 23 | Garfield County | 13.4 |
| 24 | Judith Basin County | 13.3 |
| 25 | Cascade County | 13.1 |
| 26 | Daniels County | 12.9 |
| 27 | Broadwater County | 12.7 |
| 28 | Toole County | 12.6 |
| 29 | Meagher County | 12.4 |
| 30 | Park County | 12.3 |
| 31 | Treasure County | 12.3 |
| 32 | Beaverhead County | 11.4 |
| 33 | Fallon County | 11.4 |
| 34 | Custer County | 11.3 |
| 35 | Chouteau County | 11.2 |
| 36 | Phillips County | 10.5 |
| 37 | Sheridan County | 10.4 |
| 38 | Granite County | 10.2 |
| 39 | Missoula County | 10.1 |
| 40 | Valley County | 10.1 |
| 41 | Gallatin County | 9.5 |
| 42 | Flathead County | 9.3 |
| 43 | Yellowstone County | 9.2 |
| 44 | Ravalli County | 8.8 |
| 45 | Dawson County | 8.7 |
| 46 | Stillwater County | 8.3 |
| 47 | Powder River County | 8.1 |
| 48 | Lewis and Clark County | 8.1 |
| 49 | Petroleum County | 8.1 |
| 50 | Sweet Grass County | 7.9 |
| 51 | Carbon County | 7.8 |
| 52 | Richland County | 6.6 |
| 53 | Madison County | 6.2 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 5.7 |
| 55 | Powell County | 5.6 |
| 56 | McCone County | 5 |