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Most rooted, Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 89.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Meagher County, MT, up 38 places to #18.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲10Prairie County, MTMT1,11296.6%+3.7 pts

02▲14Golden Valley County, MTMT84496.3%+4.6 pts

03▲4Wibaux County, MTMT88595.9%+2.1 pts

04▼1McCone County, MTMT1,72095.4%+0.5 pts

05▲12Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24294.8%+3.6 pts

06▼2Carter County, MTMT1,38394.6%0.0 pts

07▼1Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16293.8%−0.7 pts

08▲6Sheridan County, MTMT3,43693.4%+1.3 pts

09▲10Valley County, MTMT7,38593.3%+3.3 pts

10▲5Rosebud County, MTMT8,25393.1%+1.0 pts

11▲2Stillwater County, MTMT9,44592.9%+0.6 pts

12▲6Chouteau County, MTMT5,86592.1%+2.0 pts

13▼8Daniels County, MTMT1,61292.0%−2.5 pts

14▲12Richland County, MTMT11,37791.3%+2.5 pts

15▼14Wheatland County, MTMT2,10090.9%−4.4 pts

16▲15Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76290.8%+3.1 pts

17▲29Dawson County, MTMT8,69290.7%+7.2 pts

18▲38Meagher County, MTMT2,13790.4%+12.7 pts

19▲4Hill County, MTMT16,16790.1%+0.9 pts

20▲5Granite County, MTMT3,65890.0%+1.2 pts

21Blaine County, MTMT6,86089.9%+0.2 pts

22▲13Ravalli County, MTMT48,58289.8%+3.0 pts

23▲17Lake County, MTMT33,39289.7%+4.5 pts

24▼22Garfield County, MTMT1,14889.5%−5.3 pts

25▲7Musselshell County, MTMT5,58289.5%+2.0 pts

26▲1Phillips County, MTMT4,20389.4%+0.7 pts

27▼7Lincoln County, MTMT22,32889.4%−0.5 pts

28▼16Carbon County, MTMT11,46689.2%−3.3 pts

29▼21Big Horn County, MTMT12,75289.0%−4.8 pts

30▲17Treasure County, MTMT72888.9%+5.4 pts

31▼3Park County, MTMT18,21488.8%+0.5 pts

32▲7Sanders County, MTMT14,06288.7%+3.0 pts

33Mineral County, MTMT5,18588.6%+1.4 pts

34▲2Jefferson County, MTMT13,32988.3%+1.8 pts

35▲3Flathead County, MTMT115,42988.2%+1.9 pts

36▼12Fergus County, MTMT11,82588.1%−0.7 pts

37▼7Teton County, MTMT6,49688.0%+0.2 pts

38▲14Petroleum County, MTMT54887.8%+7.9 pts

39▲2Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11887.6%+2.4 pts

40▲5Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33187.2%+3.3 pts

41▼32Liberty County, MTMT1,95787.0%−6.6 pts

42▼5Pondera County, MTMT6,07286.9%+0.4 pts

43▼14Broadwater County, MTMT8,49386.8%−1.4 pts

44▼2Madison County, MTMT10,02686.8%+1.9 pts

45▲5Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70986.8%+6.2 pts

46▼24Fallon County, MTMT2,95986.2%−3.1 pts

47▼4Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69285.7%+1.0 pts

48▼14Glacier County, MTMT13,46385.4%−1.4 pts

49▼5Custer County, MTMT12,03484.7%+0.5 pts

50▼1Cascade County, MTMT85,02984.6%+3.1 pts

51Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04383.1%+2.8 pts

52▲3Powell County, MTMT7,15782.8%+4.5 pts

53▲1Missoula County, MTMT123,51382.7%+3.9 pts

54▼1Gallatin County, MTMT128,74082.2%+2.9 pts

55▼45Powder River County, MTMT1,78181.5%−11.8 pts

56▼8Toole County, MTMT5,21180.7%−1.2 pts

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