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Child Poverty in
Montana

Montana's child poverty rate is 12.8% across 56 counties, meaning 30K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

12.8%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

30K

Children in poverty

11.8%

All-ages poverty

$70,939

Median income

Montana by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Montana. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Montana at a glance

Children in poverty

30K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

12.8%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

11.7%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

11.8%

Entire population

Concentration

1.08×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$70,939

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 56 counties in Montana.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Golden Valley County 36.1%
  2. 2 Glacier County 30.4%
  3. 3 Roosevelt County 26.2%
  4. 4 Wheatland County 25.4%
  5. 5 Rosebud County 24.1%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Gallatin County 5.8%
  2. 2 Stillwater County 8.7%
  3. 3 Missoula County 9.4%
  4. 4 Jefferson County 9.6%
  5. 5 Lewis and Clark County 9.6%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Yellowstone County 4K
  2. 2 Flathead County 2K
  3. 3 Cascade County 2K
  4. 4 Missoula County 2K
  5. 5 Lewis and Clark County 1K

Every county in Montana

All 56 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Beaverhead County 15.5% 14.7% 12.9% 1.20× 250 $63,084
Big Horn County 23.8% 20.4% 21.7% 1.10× 926 $51,259
Blaine County 21.8% 19.8% 20.5% 1.06× 417 $56,865
Broadwater County 11.1% 10.8% 8.7% 1.28× 177 $72,933
Carbon County 12.4% 11.3% 10.6% 1.17× 239 $72,463
Carter County 16.2% 16.3% 13.7% 1.18× 47 $55,704
Cascade County 12.7% 11.6% 12.1% 1.05× 2,339 $65,018
Chouteau County 19.2% 17.0% 15.0% 1.28× 225 $61,903
Custer County 13.4% 12.5% 13.6% 0.99× 304 $58,850
Daniels County 11.5% 10.7% 10.7% 1.07× 39 $56,695
Dawson County 13.7% 12.3% 12.7% 1.08× 256 $60,663
Deer Lodge County 14.1% 14.8% 13.0% 1.08× 156 $56,648
Fallon County 12.5% 11.5% 9.1% 1.37× 95 $66,776
Fergus County 13.8% 12.7% 11.2% 1.23× 330 $63,717
Flathead County 9.8% 8.5% 9.9% 0.99× 2,353 $74,150
Gallatin County 5.8% 5.1% 8.8% 0.66× 1,352 $90,942
Garfield County 22.3% 22.2% 16.9% 1.32× 65 $53,069
Glacier County 30.4% 23.8% 28.0% 1.09× 1,181 $51,416
Golden Valley County 36.1% 41.8% 16.4% 2.20× 44 $47,927
Granite County 16.8% 15.5% 11.6% 1.45× 91 $65,695
Hill County 21.8% 20.9% 19.0% 1.15× 975 $51,435
Jefferson County 9.6% 8.6% 8.5% 1.13× 245 $85,163
Judith Basin County 19.2% 18.8% 13.7% 1.40× 74 $57,166
Lake County 18.0% 16.3% 13.9% 1.29× 1,265 $60,882
Lewis and Clark County 9.6% 8.6% 9.3% 1.03× 1,489 $76,816
Liberty County 20.6% 20.8% 16.5% 1.25× 81 $60,846
Lincoln County 22.9% 21.8% 15.2% 1.51× 867 $51,941
Madison County 11.7% 10.6% 9.1% 1.29× 172 $73,316
McCone County 19.0% 18.0% 14.6% 1.30× 64 $56,696
Meagher County 17.7% 18.1% 13.8% 1.28× 59 $55,193
Mineral County 18.3% 16.6% 13.4% 1.37× 171 $58,832
Missoula County 9.4% 9.0% 11.4% 0.82× 2,014 $72,882
Musselshell County 23.1% 21.9% 16.3% 1.42× 237 $55,991
Park County 12.5% 11.5% 11.3% 1.11× 370 $63,958
Petroleum County 19.2% 21.0% 13.0% 1.48× 19 $50,164
Phillips County 22.0% 18.0% 16.8% 1.31× 216 $53,212
Pondera County 21.9% 20.8% 19.3% 1.13× 292 $47,659
Powder River County 17.1% 17.8% 11.7% 1.46× 51 $56,746
Powell County 17.1% 16.2% 16.8% 1.02× 176 $61,354
Prairie County 18.4% 16.1% 13.4% 1.37× 38 $52,555
Ravalli County 14.0% 12.7% 10.7% 1.31× 1,215 $70,624
Richland County 11.8% 10.9% 9.5% 1.24× 329 $74,540
Roosevelt County 26.2% 22.5% 24.3% 1.08× 876 $51,596
Rosebud County 24.1% 22.3% 20.2% 1.19× 559 $60,218
Sanders County 20.4% 19.5% 14.5% 1.41× 450 $54,599
Sheridan County 15.2% 14.0% 11.9% 1.28× 108 $58,094
Silver Bow County 15.6% 14.0% 15.8% 0.99× 1,125 $58,406
Stillwater County 8.7% 8.0% 8.3% 1.05× 160 $81,392
Sweet Grass County 11.4% 10.3% 10.0% 1.14× 76 $70,052
Teton County 17.6% 16.1% 13.3% 1.32× 260 $71,393
Toole County 16.4% 14.5% 17.0% 0.96× 173 $52,399
Treasure County 16.8% 16.3% 12.6% 1.33× 31 $61,560
Valley County 20.7% 19.1% 15.4% 1.34× 335 $63,507
Wheatland County 25.4% 22.9% 18.5% 1.37× 124 $47,545
Wibaux County 16.5% 15.7% 12.7% 1.30× 31 $56,108
Yellowstone County 10.4% 9.8% 9.9% 1.05× 3,954 $70,221

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