Poverty Rate in Carbon County, MT

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.8% −38.1% vs nat'l
Rank #334 of 3,222
90th percentile

How Carbon County Compares

Carbon County
7.8%
Montana Average
7.8%
Rank #6 of 56 in state
National
12.6%
38.1% below

National Distribution

Where Carbon County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Carbon County: 7.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#331 Delaware County, IA 7.8%
#332 Brown County, IN 7.8%
#333 Buena Vista County, IA 7.8%
#334 Carbon County, MT 7.8%
#335 Wallowa County, OR 7.8%
#336 Mathews County, VA 7.8%
#337 Pitkin County, CO 7.8%
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Poverty Rate in Carbon County, Montana

Carbon County, Montana has a poverty rate of 7.8%, which ranks #334 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.1% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Montana, Carbon County ranks #6 of 56 out of 56 counties. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.