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Highest Medicare coverage, Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 25.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Petroleum County, MT, up 27 places to #18.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲6Prairie County, MTMT1,11244.3%+13.2 pts

02▲2Sanders County, MTMT14,06236.1%+2.0 pts

03▼1Meagher County, MTMT2,13733.6%−1.4 pts

04▼3Granite County, MTMT3,65833.2%−1.9 pts

05▼2Lincoln County, MTMT22,32833.0%−1.5 pts

06▲15Daniels County, MTMT1,61232.1%+6.5 pts

07▲9Carter County, MTMT1,38331.8%+5.4 pts

08▲1Musselshell County, MTMT5,58231.3%+0.9 pts

09▲1Madison County, MTMT10,02631.0%+0.7 pts

10▲5Wheatland County, MTMT2,10030.6%+3.9 pts

11▼3Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70930.5%+0.1 pts

12▼6Mineral County, MTMT5,18529.6%−2.0 pts

13▲4McCone County, MTMT1,72029.5%+3.2 pts

14Golden Valley County, MTMT84429.4%+2.5 pts

15▼3Carbon County, MTMT11,46629.2%+0.9 pts

16▲4Powder River County, MTMT1,78129.1%+3.3 pts

17▲1Powell County, MTMT7,15728.8%+2.7 pts

18▲27Petroleum County, MTMT54828.2%+9.0 pts

19▼6Ravalli County, MTMT48,58228.2%+0.5 pts

20▲3Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16226.8%+1.9 pts

21▲14Chouteau County, MTMT5,86526.5%+4.0 pts

22▲15Garfield County, MTMT1,14826.5%+4.8 pts

23▲1Stillwater County, MTMT9,44526.4%+1.6 pts

24▼13Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76226.0%−3.0 pts

25▲2Lake County, MTMT33,39225.8%+1.3 pts

26▲4Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04325.6%+1.7 pts

27▼5Fergus County, MTMT11,82525.5%+0.4 pts

28Phillips County, MTMT4,20325.4%+1.0 pts

29▲3Park County, MTMT18,21425.3%+2.0 pts

30▼1Valley County, MTMT7,38524.7%+0.3 pts

31▼26Treasure County, MTMT72824.5%−8.4 pts

32▲1Jefferson County, MTMT13,32924.2%+1.4 pts

33▼8Sheridan County, MTMT3,43624.1%−0.6 pts

34▼3Teton County, MTMT6,49623.4%+0.1 pts

35▼1Custer County, MTMT12,03423.1%+0.5 pts

36▲6Dawson County, MTMT8,69223.0%+2.5 pts

37▼1Pondera County, MTMT6,07222.8%+0.8 pts

38▼19Broadwater County, MTMT8,49322.7%−3.3 pts

39▲1Flathead County, MTMT115,42921.9%+0.6 pts

40▼14Wibaux County, MTMT88521.9%−2.8 pts

41▲3Toole County, MTMT5,21121.8%+1.6 pts

42▼4Cascade County, MTMT85,02921.6%+0.2 pts

43▼4Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11821.4%0.0 pts

44▼1Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33121.2%+0.8 pts

45▼4Liberty County, MTMT1,95721.2%−0.1 pts

46▲6Fallon County, MTMT2,95920.4%+5.5 pts

47▼1Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69219.7%+1.3 pts

48▲3Rosebud County, MTMT8,25319.6%+3.3 pts

49Missoula County, MTMT123,51318.1%+1.0 pts

50▼3Richland County, MTMT11,37718.0%+0.7 pts

51▼3Hill County, MTMT16,16717.6%+0.4 pts

52▼2Blaine County, MTMT6,86016.7%−0.1 pts

53▲1Big Horn County, MTMT12,75215.3%+2.5 pts

54▲1Glacier County, MTMT13,46314.8%+2.1 pts

55▼2Gallatin County, MTMT128,74014.3%+1.2 pts

56Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24212.4%+1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES