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

Roosevelt County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 56 counties in 2022, at 31.6%. McCone County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 12.5% and the figure for Montana was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.6Roosevelt County
Lowest2.4McCone County
Median12.556 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 15.4 %Big Horn County: 25.7 %Blaine County: 20.2 %Broadwater County: 9.2 %Carbon County: 10.3 %Carter County: 17 %Cascade County: 13.6 %Chouteau County: 15.1 %Custer County: 11.1 %Daniels County: 12.2 %Dawson County: 7.5 %Deer Lodge County: 23 %Fallon County: 12.8 %Fergus County: 14.8 %Flathead County: 9.3 %Gallatin County: 10.6 %Garfield County: 9.4 %Glacier County: 29.4 %Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Granite County: 13.1 %Hill County: 16.9 %Jefferson County: 5.1 %Judith Basin County: 17.5 %Lake County: 19 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Liberty County: 26.2 %Lincoln County: 16.9 %McCone County: 2.4 %Madison County: 6.8 %Meagher County: 12 %Mineral County: 14.1 %Missoula County: 11.9 %Musselshell County: 11.9 %Park County: 11.5 %Petroleum County: 6.3 %Phillips County: 7 %Pondera County: 21.6 %Powder River County: 12.7 %Powell County: 5.2 %Prairie County: 22.3 %Ravalli County: 9.8 %Richland County: 8.3 %Roosevelt County: 31.6 %Rosebud County: 20.4 %Sanders County: 16.3 %Sheridan County: 9.8 %Silver Bow County: 15.9 %Stillwater County: 8 %Sweet Grass County: 6 %Teton County: 14.5 %Toole County: 10.6 %Treasure County: 9.9 %Valley County: 12.3 %Wheatland County: 22.7 %Wibaux County: 17.8 %Yellowstone County: 10.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Roosevelt County: 31.6 %Roosevelt County31.6Glacier County: 29.4 %Glacier County29.4Liberty County: 26.2 %Liberty County26.2Big Horn County: 25.7 %Big Horn County25.7Deer Lodge County: 23 %Deer Lodge County23Wheatland County: 22.7 %Wheatland County22.7Prairie County: 22.3 %Prairie County22.3Pondera County: 21.6 %Pondera County21.6Rosebud County: 20.4 %Rosebud County20.4Blaine County: 20.2 %Blaine County20.2Lake County: 19 %Lake County19Wibaux County: 17.8 %Wibaux County17.8Judith Basin County: 17.5 %Judith Basin County17.5Carter County: 17 %Carter County17Hill County: 16.9 %Hill County16.9Lincoln County: 16.9 %Lincoln County16.9Sanders County: 16.3 %Sanders County16.3Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Golden Valley County16.1Silver Bow County: 15.9 %Silver Bow County15.9Beaverhead County: 15.4 %Beaverhead County15.4Chouteau County: 15.1 %Chouteau County15.1Fergus County: 14.8 %Fergus County14.8Teton County: 14.5 %Teton County14.5Mineral County: 14.1 %Mineral County14.1Cascade County: 13.6 %Cascade County13.6Granite County: 13.1 %Granite County13.1Fallon County: 12.8 %Fallon County12.8Powder River County: 12.7 %Powder River County12.7Valley County: 12.3 %Valley County12.3Daniels County: 12.2 %Daniels County12.2Meagher County: 12 %Meagher County12Missoula County: 11.9 %Missoula County11.9Musselshell County: 11.9 %Musselshell County11.9Park County: 11.5 %Park County11.5Custer County: 11.1 %Custer County11.1Yellowstone County: 10.7 %Yellowstone County10.7Gallatin County: 10.6 %Gallatin County10.6Toole County: 10.6 %Toole County10.6Carbon County: 10.3 %Carbon County10.3Treasure County: 9.9 %Treasure County9.9Sheridan County: 9.8 %Sheridan County9.8Ravalli County: 9.8 %Ravalli County9.8Garfield County: 9.4 %Garfield County9.4Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Lewis and Clark County9.4Flathead County: 9.3 %Flathead County9.3Broadwater County: 9.2 %Broadwater County9.2Richland County: 8.3 %Richland County8.3Stillwater County: 8 %Stillwater County8Dawson County: 7.5 %Dawson County7.5Phillips County: 7 %Phillips County7Madison County: 6.8 %Madison County6.8Petroleum County: 6.3 %Petroleum County6.3Sweet Grass County: 6 %Sweet Grass County6Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Jefferson County: 5.1 %Jefferson County5.1McCone County: 2.4 %McCone County2.4Roosevelt County: 31.6 %Roosevelt County31.6Glacier County: 29.4 %Glacier County29.4Liberty County: 26.2 %Liberty County26.2Big Horn County: 25.7 %Big Horn County25.7Deer Lodge County: 23 %Deer Lodge County23Wheatland County: 22.7 %Wheatland County22.7Prairie County: 22.3 %Prairie County22.3Pondera County: 21.6 %Pondera County21.6Rosebud County: 20.4 %Rosebud County20.4Blaine County: 20.2 %Blaine County20.2Lake County: 19 %Lake County19Wibaux County: 17.8 %Wibaux County17.8Judith Basin County: 17.5 %Judith Basin County17.5Carter County: 17 %Carter County17Hill County: 16.9 %Hill County16.9Lincoln County: 16.9 %Lincoln County16.9Sanders County: 16.3 %Sanders County16.3Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Golden Valley County16.1Silver Bow County: 15.9 %Silver Bow County15.9Beaverhead County: 15.4 %Beaverhead County15.4Chouteau County: 15.1 %Chouteau County15.1Fergus County: 14.8 %Fergus County14.8Teton County: 14.5 %Teton County14.5Mineral County: 14.1 %Mineral County14.1Cascade County: 13.6 %Cascade County13.6Granite County: 13.1 %Granite County13.1Fallon County: 12.8 %Fallon County12.8Powder River County: 12.7 %Powder River County12.7Valley County: 12.3 %Valley County12.3Daniels County: 12.2 %Daniels County12.2Meagher County: 12 %Meagher County12Missoula County: 11.9 %Missoula County11.9Musselshell County: 11.9 %Musselshell County11.9Park County: 11.5 %Park County11.5Custer County: 11.1 %Custer County11.1Yellowstone County: 10.7 %Yellowstone County10.7Gallatin County: 10.6 %Gallatin County10.6Toole County: 10.6 %Toole County10.6Carbon County: 10.3 %Carbon County10.3Treasure County: 9.9 %Treasure County9.9Sheridan County: 9.8 %Sheridan County9.8Ravalli County: 9.8 %Ravalli County9.8Garfield County: 9.4 %Garfield County9.4Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Lewis and Clark County9.4Flathead County: 9.3 %Flathead County9.3Broadwater County: 9.2 %Broadwater County9.2Richland County: 8.3 %Richland County8.3Stillwater County: 8 %Stillwater County8Dawson County: 7.5 %Dawson County7.5Phillips County: 7 %Phillips County7Madison County: 6.8 %Madison County6.8Petroleum County: 6.3 %Petroleum County6.3Sweet Grass County: 6 %Sweet Grass County6Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Jefferson County: 5.1 %Jefferson County5.1McCone County: 2.4 %McCone County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Roosevelt County31.6-0.8 pts
2Glacier County29.4+1.4 pts
3Liberty County26.2+4 pts
4Big Horn County25.7-2.8 pts
5Deer Lodge County23+0.2 pts
6Wheatland County22.7+0.3 pts
7Prairie County22.3+5.8 pts
8Pondera County21.6+4 pts
9Rosebud County20.4+0.4 pts
10Blaine County20.2-5.6 pts
11Lake County19-0.1 pts
12Wibaux County17.8+5.2 pts
13Judith Basin County17.5-0.5 pts
14Carter County17+2.1 pts
15Hill County16.9+2.3 pts
16Lincoln County16.9+0.3 pts
17Sanders County16.3-0.5 pts
18Golden Valley County16.1+0.9 pts
19Silver Bow County15.9-0.1 pts
20Beaverhead County15.4-1.1 pts
21Chouteau County15.1+0.5 pts
22Fergus County14.8+0.4 pts
23Teton County14.5+0.5 pts
24Mineral County14.1-2.1 pts
25Cascade County13.6+0.7 pts
26Granite County13.1+1.1 pts
27Fallon County12.8-0 pts
28Powder River County12.7-3.9 pts
29Valley County12.3-0.5 pts
30Daniels County12.2+1.7 pts
31Meagher County12-1.5 pts
32Missoula County11.9-0.8 pts
33Musselshell County11.9-1.2 pts
34Park County11.5-1.1 pts
35Custer County11.1-1.2 pts
36Yellowstone County10.7-0.2 pts
37Gallatin County10.6+0.2 pts
37Toole County10.6+2.5 pts
39Carbon County10.3+0.5 pts
40Treasure County9.9+0.3 pts
41Sheridan County9.8-0.4 pts
42Ravalli County9.8-1 pts
43Garfield County9.4+1.1 pts
44Lewis and Clark County9.4+0.9 pts
45Flathead County9.3+0.1 pts
46Broadwater County9.2+2.3 pts
47Richland County8.3+1 pts
48Stillwater County8+2.1 pts
49Dawson County7.5-1.5 pts
50Phillips County7-1.3 pts
51Madison County6.8-0.1 pts
52Petroleum County6.3-1.5 pts
53Sweet Grass County6+0.8 pts
54Powell County5.2-6.6 pts
55Jefferson County5.1-0.5 pts
56McCone County2.4-1.1 pts

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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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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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, Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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: Counties in Montana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/montana-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Roosevelt County, with 31.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCone County, with 2.4% in 2022.

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