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Montana County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Montana (MT) is the 43rd largest state by population and 4th biggest state by area. Montana has 56 counties ranking it the 28th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Montana
Abbreviation:MT
Capital:Helena
Largest City:Billings
Population:1,068,778
Population rank in US:43rd
Total Area [mi²]:147,040
Total Area [km²]:380,800
Area rank in US:4th
Number of Counties:56

MONTANA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Montana Population Density Map per County:

Montana County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Montana County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Montana County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

MONTANA COUNTIES LIST

Below are 56 Montana counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Yellowstone County161,300
2Missoula County119,600
3Gallatin County114,434
4Flathead County103,806
5Cascade County81,366
6Lewis and Clark County69,432
7Ravalli County43,806
8Silver Bow County34,915
9Lake County30,458
10Lincoln County19,980
11Park County16,606
12Hill County16,484
13Glacier County13,753
14Big Horn County13,319
15Jefferson County12,221
16Sanders County12,113
17Custer County11,402
18Fergus County11,050
19Roosevelt County11,004
20Richland County10,803
21Carbon County10,725
22Stillwater County9,642
23Beaverhead County9,453
24Deer Lodge County9,140
25Rosebud County8,937
26Dawson County8,613
27Madison County8,600
28Valley County7,396
29Powell County6,890
30Blaine County6,681
31Broadwater County6,237
32Teton County6,147
33Pondera County5,911
34Chouteau County5,635
35Toole County4,736
36Musselshell County4,633
37Mineral County4,397
38Phillips County3,954
39Sweet Grass County3,737
40Granite County3,379
41Sheridan County3,309
42Fallon County2,846
43Liberty County2,337
44Wheatland County2,126
45Judith Basin County2,007
46Meagher County1,862
47Daniels County1,690
48Powder River County1,682
49McCone County1,664
50Garfield County1,258
51Carter County1,252
52Prairie County1,077
53Wibaux County969
54Golden Valley County821
55Treasure County696
56Petroleum County487

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MONTANA COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Montana?

Out of the 56 counties in Montana, Yellowstone County is the largest by population. Beaverhead County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Montana?

Petroleum County is the smallest Montana county by population. Silver Bow County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Montana?

In terms of economics and average income level, McCone County is the richest Montana county.

What is the poorest county in Montana?

Big Horn County is the poorest Montana county.

MONTANA COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Montana county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Montana County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Montana County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT MONTANA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Montana County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Montana counties.

CREATE YOUR MONTANA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Montana Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Montana state and Montana counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Montana Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Montana

Official Website of the State of Montana:
https://www.mt.gov

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