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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 56 SHOWN OF 56

Lowest unemployment, Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 3.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Petroleum County, MT, up 28 places to #3.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲2Fallon County, MTMT2,9590.0%−0.1 pts
02▼1Garfield County, MTMT1,1480.0%0.0 pts
03▲28Petroleum County, MTMT5480.0%−3.5 pts
04▲15Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1620.1%−2.3 pts
05Meagher County, MTMT2,1370.3%−0.3 pts
06▲5Daniels County, MTMT1,6120.5%−0.9 pts
07▼5Liberty County, MTMT1,9570.6%+0.6 pts
08▼2Powder River County, MTMT1,7810.7%0.0 pts
09▲3Wheatland County, MTMT2,1000.8%−0.7 pts
10▲8Prairie County, MTMT1,1120.9%−1.4 pts
11▼2Treasure County, MTMT7281.0%−0.2 pts
12▼2Teton County, MTMT6,4961.0%−0.3 pts
13▲13Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0431.3%−2.0 pts
14▲1Golden Valley County, MTMT8441.5%−0.6 pts
15▼11Wibaux County, MTMT8851.7%+1.3 pts
16▼9Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7621.8%+0.6 pts
17▲26Phillips County, MTMT4,2031.8%−3.9 pts
18▼1Sheridan County, MTMT3,4362.1%−0.3 pts
19▼6McCone County, MTMT1,7202.1%+0.4 pts
20Gallatin County, MTMT128,7402.3%−0.1 pts
21▼13Powell County, MTMT7,1572.3%+1.1 pts
22Dawson County, MTMT8,6922.7%0.0 pts
23▼9Park County, MTMT18,2142.7%+0.8 pts
24▼8Carter County, MTMT1,3832.8%+0.6 pts
25▲10Flathead County, MTMT115,4292.9%−1.1 pts
26▲20Valley County, MTMT7,3853.0%−3.1 pts
27▲10Stillwater County, MTMT9,4453.1%−1.2 pts
28▲21Mineral County, MTMT5,1853.1%−3.4 pts
29▼5Madison County, MTMT10,0263.1%+0.2 pts
30▲6Chouteau County, MTMT5,8653.2%−0.9 pts
31▲11Ravalli County, MTMT48,5823.2%−2.5 pts
32▼2Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3313.2%−0.2 pts
33▼12Richland County, MTMT11,3773.3%+0.8 pts
34Cascade County, MTMT85,0293.3%−0.4 pts
35▼6Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6923.4%−0.1 pts
36▼3Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7093.4%−0.3 pts
37▼10Custer County, MTMT12,0343.4%+0.1 pts
38▲15Broadwater County, MTMT8,4933.5%−6.6 pts
39▼7Granite County, MTMT3,6583.7%+0.1 pts
40▼1Missoula County, MTMT123,5133.7%−1.1 pts
41Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1184.1%−1.3 pts
42▼14Jefferson County, MTMT13,3294.2%+0.8 pts
43▼18Fergus County, MTMT11,8254.2%+1.2 pts
44▲4Hill County, MTMT16,1674.2%−2.2 pts
45▼7Carbon County, MTMT11,4664.5%−0.1 pts
46▼23Toole County, MTMT5,2114.9%+2.0 pts
47▲4Lincoln County, MTMT22,3285.1%−3.2 pts
48▼4Lake County, MTMT33,3925.7%−0.1 pts
49▲3Pondera County, MTMT6,0725.8%−2.8 pts
50▼10Sanders County, MTMT14,0626.0%+1.0 pts
51▼1Musselshell County, MTMT5,5829.2%+2.2 pts
52▼5Glacier County, MTMT13,46310.0%+3.7 pts
53▼8Rosebud County, MTMT8,25310.6%+4.8 pts
54Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24210.8%+0.1 pts
55▲1Big Horn County, MTMT12,75213.2%−0.1 pts
56▼1Blaine County, MTMT6,86013.6%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES