How Montana Compares

Montana

1,116,875

National

330M

99.7% below

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#41	Hawaii	1,445,235
#42	New Hampshire	1,394,868
#43	Maine	1,387,817
#44	Montana	1,116,875
#45	Rhode Island	1,101,801
#46	Delaware	1,021,191
#47	South Dakota	907,428

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Highest Population Counties in Montana

#	County	Population
1	Yellowstone County	168,957
2	Gallatin County	124,074
3	Missoula County	120,672
4	Flathead County	110,695
5	Cascade County	84,606
6	Lewis and Clark County	73,464
7	Ravalli County	46,727
8	Silver Bow County	35,785
9	Lake County	32,561
10	Lincoln County	21,175

Lowest Population Counties in Montana

#	County	Population
56	Petroleum County	447
55	Treasure County	732
54	Golden Valley County	899
53	Garfield County	1,094
52	Wibaux County	1,193
51	Prairie County	1,250
50	Carter County	1,308
49	Daniels County	1,494
48	McCone County	1,670
47	Powder River County	1,815

Total Population in Montana

Montana has a total population of 1,116,875, ranking #44 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 99.7% below the national value of 330M.

Across Montana's 56 counties, total population ranges from 447 to 168,957. The county with the highest value is Yellowstone County at 168,957.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

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.