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Most transient, Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. 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: Powder River County, MT, up 45 places to #2.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲8Toole County, MTMT5,21180.7%−1.2 pts

02▲45Powder River County, MTMT1,78181.5%−11.8 pts

03▲1Gallatin County, MTMT128,74082.2%+2.9 pts

04▼1Missoula County, MTMT123,51382.7%+3.9 pts

05▼3Powell County, MTMT7,15782.8%+4.5 pts

06Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04383.1%+2.8 pts

07▲1Cascade County, MTMT85,02984.6%+3.1 pts

08▲5Custer County, MTMT12,03484.7%+0.5 pts

09▲14Glacier County, MTMT13,46385.4%−1.4 pts

10▲4Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69285.7%+1.0 pts

11▲24Fallon County, MTMT2,95986.2%−3.1 pts

12▼5Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70986.8%+6.2 pts

13▲2Madison County, MTMT10,02686.8%+1.9 pts

14▲14Broadwater County, MTMT8,49386.8%−1.4 pts

15▲5Pondera County, MTMT6,07286.9%+0.4 pts

16▲32Liberty County, MTMT1,95787.0%−6.6 pts

17▼5Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33187.2%+3.3 pts

18▼2Silver Bow County, MTMT36,11887.6%+2.4 pts

19▼14Petroleum County, MTMT54887.8%+7.9 pts

20▲7Teton County, MTMT6,49688.0%+0.2 pts

21▲12Fergus County, MTMT11,82588.1%−0.7 pts

22▼3Flathead County, MTMT115,42988.2%+1.9 pts

23▼2Jefferson County, MTMT13,32988.3%+1.8 pts

24Mineral County, MTMT5,18588.6%+1.4 pts

25▼7Sanders County, MTMT14,06288.7%+3.0 pts

26▲3Park County, MTMT18,21488.8%+0.5 pts

27▼17Treasure County, MTMT72888.9%+5.4 pts

28▲21Big Horn County, MTMT12,75289.0%−4.8 pts

29▲16Carbon County, MTMT11,46689.2%−3.3 pts

30▲7Lincoln County, MTMT22,32889.4%−0.5 pts

31▼1Phillips County, MTMT4,20389.4%+0.7 pts

32▼7Musselshell County, MTMT5,58289.5%+2.0 pts

33▲22Garfield County, MTMT1,14889.5%−5.3 pts

34▼17Lake County, MTMT33,39289.7%+4.5 pts

35▼13Ravalli County, MTMT48,58289.8%+3.0 pts

36Blaine County, MTMT6,86089.9%+0.2 pts

37▼5Granite County, MTMT3,65890.0%+1.2 pts

38▼4Hill County, MTMT16,16790.1%+0.9 pts

39▼38Meagher County, MTMT2,13790.4%+12.7 pts

40▼29Dawson County, MTMT8,69290.7%+7.2 pts

41▼15Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76290.8%+3.1 pts

42▲14Wheatland County, MTMT2,10090.9%−4.4 pts

43▼12Richland County, MTMT11,37791.3%+2.5 pts

44▲8Daniels County, MTMT1,61292.0%−2.5 pts

45▼6Chouteau County, MTMT5,86592.1%+2.0 pts

46▼2Stillwater County, MTMT9,44592.9%+0.6 pts

47▼5Rosebud County, MTMT8,25393.1%+1.0 pts

48▼10Valley County, MTMT7,38593.3%+3.3 pts

49▼6Sheridan County, MTMT3,43693.4%+1.3 pts

50▲1Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16293.8%−0.7 pts

51▲2Carter County, MTMT1,38394.6%0.0 pts

52▼12Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24294.8%+3.6 pts

53▲1McCone County, MTMT1,72095.4%+0.5 pts

54▼4Wibaux County, MTMT88595.9%+2.1 pts

55▼14Golden Valley County, MTMT84496.3%+4.6 pts

56▼10Prairie County, MTMT1,11296.6%+3.7 pts

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