PantryPath Research · SNAP Benefits Report
SNAP Benefits in
Montana
Montana had an overall SNAP participation rate of 8.3% across 56 counties, with a coverage gap of 54.6% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.
8.3%
SNAP participation
54.6%
Poverty coverage gap
38K
SNAP households
$69,922
Median income
Montana by county
← Back to national overviewToggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Montana. Hover a county for its exact rate.
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Montana at a glance
SNAP households
38K
Est. from ACS receipt rate
Participation rate
8.3%
All households
Poverty coverage
45.4%
Below-poverty HH on SNAP
Senior SNAP use
37.1%
HH with a 60+ member
Disability SNAP use
51.7%
HH with a disability
Working-poor share
54.6%
SNAP HH above poverty
County-level hotspots
Five-county rankings across 56 counties in Montana.
Widest coverage gap
% of poor HH not enrolled
- 1 McCone 100.0%
- 2 Fallon 96.4%
- 3 Richland 94.3%
- 4 Petroleum 93.3%
- 5 Golden Valley 90.6%
Strongest coverage
% of poor HH enrolled
- 1 Mineral 55.2%
- 2 Prairie 52.4%
- 3 Glacier 51.3%
- 4 Lincoln 51.3%
- 5 Big Horn 51.1%
Highest SNAP use
% of all HH on SNAP
- 1 Glacier 21.8%
- 2 Prairie 18.8%
- 3 Mineral 16.5%
- 4 Big Horn 16.3%
- 5 Deer Lodge 15.2%
Every county in Montana
All 56 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.
| County | SNAP rate | Coverage | Gap | Senior | Disability | Working-poor | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 7.4% | 21.8% | 78.2% | 29.4% | 58.1% | 49.8% | $58,072 |
| Big Horn | 16.3% | 51.1% | 48.9% | 43.4% | 54.2% | 42.5% | $56,680 |
| Blaine | 14.9% | 38.4% | 61.6% | 20.8% | 46.2% | 50.3% | $65,050 |
| Broadwater | 6.0% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 53.2% | 33.5% | 75.1% | $63,636 |
| Carbon | 6.9% | 34.3% | 65.7% | 59.5% | 68.7% | 60.1% | $71,017 |
| Carter | 7.2% | 20.2% | 79.8% | 51.2% | 32.6% | 58.1% | $52,171 |
| Cascade | 10.5% | 36.6% | 63.4% | 32.7% | 49.3% | 54.4% | $66,203 |
| Chouteau | 11.1% | 39.1% | 61.0% | 35.1% | 46.5% | 56.3% | $56,927 |
| Custer | 8.5% | 26.2% | 73.8% | 40.1% | 54.8% | 56.6% | $63,585 |
| Daniels | 3.4% | 16.9% | 83.1% | 45.8% | 20.8% | 54.2% | $58,000 |
| Dawson | 2.7% | 15.1% | 84.9% | 86.3% | 90.2% | 40.2% | $70,953 |
| Deer Lodge | 15.2% | 47.0% | 53.0% | 45.7% | 45.0% | 49.2% | $49,533 |
| Fallon | 2.8% | 3.6% | 96.4% | 34.4% | 84.4% | 78.1% | $72,284 |
| Fergus | 7.7% | 30.5% | 69.5% | 33.9% | 51.4% | 46.9% | $59,731 |
| Flathead | 6.7% | 28.7% | 71.3% | 38.6% | 44.5% | 57.1% | $71,327 |
| Gallatin | 3.2% | 12.8% | 87.2% | 34.2% | 44.4% | 58.9% | $87,454 |
| Garfield | 3.4% | 10.0% | 90.0% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 64.3% | $61,750 |
| Glacier | 21.8% | 51.3% | 48.7% | 34.9% | 50.8% | 32.4% | $45,129 |
| Golden Valley | 2.8% | 9.4% | 90.6% | 60.0% | 90.0% | 40.0% | $57,353 |
| Granite | 8.4% | 51.0% | 49.0% | 81.7% | 67.8% | 35.6% | $54,646 |
| Hill | 13.4% | 42.8% | 57.2% | 23.3% | 38.6% | 49.2% | $55,313 |
| Jefferson | 6.3% | 41.9% | 58.1% | 39.5% | 58.3% | 57.3% | $76,576 |
| Judith Basin | 7.4% | 23.3% | 76.7% | 43.3% | 37.3% | 44.8% | $55,417 |
| Lake | 12.3% | 40.8% | 59.2% | 39.2% | 43.8% | 43.8% | $61,965 |
| Lewis and Clark | 7.8% | 36.1% | 63.9% | 36.6% | 59.6% | 60.4% | $74,543 |
| Liberty | 6.1% | 24.5% | 75.5% | 35.7% | 73.8% | 45.2% | $53,264 |
| Lincoln | 13.1% | 51.3% | 48.7% | 35.5% | 60.0% | 35.2% | $47,018 |
| Madison | 4.1% | 33.7% | 66.3% | 59.6% | 68.2% | 39.7% | $67,420 |
| McCone | 0.4% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | $71,842 |
| Meagher | 8.6% | 18.9% | 81.1% | 93.5% | 89.6% | 68.8% | $56,215 |
| Mineral | 16.5% | 55.2% | 44.8% | 35.9% | 55.3% | 50.1% | $61,117 |
| Missoula | 7.8% | 25.7% | 74.3% | 34.3% | 46.5% | 59.2% | $71,246 |
| Musselshell | 9.7% | 29.4% | 70.6% | 50.5% | 60.7% | 59.2% | $59,010 |
| Park | 6.5% | 19.7% | 80.3% | 45.6% | 39.6% | 62.2% | $66,607 |
| Petroleum | 0.5% | 6.7% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | $59,318 |
| Phillips | 7.6% | 20.3% | 79.7% | 61.2% | 36.6% | 82.8% | $58,156 |
| Pondera | 9.9% | 26.2% | 73.8% | 33.5% | 52.5% | 52.0% | $53,500 |
| Powder River | 5.5% | 10.5% | 89.5% | 69.2% | 46.2% | 79.5% | $68,009 |
| Powell | 10.7% | 25.9% | 74.1% | 28.6% | 59.9% | 80.6% | $63,432 |
| Prairie | 18.8% | 52.4% | 47.5% | 40.8% | 78.6% | 23.5% | $45,192 |
| Ravalli | 8.1% | 27.8% | 72.2% | 42.2% | 58.9% | 67.9% | $71,323 |
| Richland | 4.0% | 5.7% | 94.3% | 24.9% | 41.4% | 85.6% | $69,578 |
| Roosevelt | 11.8% | 26.9% | 73.1% | 15.9% | 30.3% | 36.5% | $53,125 |
| Rosebud | 12.6% | 38.5% | 61.5% | 44.4% | 49.6% | 41.9% | $56,430 |
| Sanders | 10.5% | 30.0% | 70.0% | 39.9% | 49.8% | 60.8% | $54,035 |
| Sheridan | 3.0% | 15.1% | 84.9% | 50.0% | 63.6% | 52.3% | $63,654 |
| Silver Bow | 13.6% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 35.8% | 70.1% | 47.0% | $57,504 |
| Stillwater | 6.2% | 25.4% | 74.6% | 21.3% | 40.6% | 65.7% | $81,503 |
| Sweet Grass | 4.1% | 21.3% | 78.7% | 65.6% | 60.7% | 52.5% | $69,426 |
| Teton | 4.6% | 20.9% | 79.1% | 37.7% | 28.1% | 55.3% | $67,766 |
| Toole | 9.2% | 36.0% | 64.0% | 50.0% | 74.4% | 56.5% | $53,693 |
| Treasure | 4.2% | 34.1% | 65.9% | 37.5% | 25.0% | 6.3% | $73,036 |
| Valley | 9.1% | 32.5% | 67.5% | 45.6% | 36.3% | 59.3% | $64,515 |
| Wheatland | 6.4% | 12.0% | 88.0% | 45.5% | 30.9% | 49.1% | $47,054 |
| Wibaux | 3.6% | 21.3% | 78.7% | 29.4% | 88.2% | 23.5% | $64,792 |
| Yellowstone | 8.9% | 38.4% | 61.6% | 36.9% | 53.9% | 57.0% | $74,400 |
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