Population Growth by Decade,
Counties of Montana, 1970-2022
Population Growth by County
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
Population Growth by County
Montana:
1970-2022 = 0.91%
2022 = 1.50%
1970-1979 = 1.29%
1980-1989 = 0.14%
1990-1999 = 1.16%
2000-2009 = 0.92%
2010-2019 = 0.89%
2020-2022 = 1.45%
U.S.:
1970-2022 = 0.96%
2022 = 0.38%
1970-1979 = 1.10%
1980-1989 = 0.95%
1990-1999 = 1.23%
2000-2009 = 0.95%
2010-2019 = 0.74%
2020-2022 = 0.31%
View Distribution Totals as:Actual Percent
   
 
Population Growth of Montana's 56 Counties:
Average Growth Distributions by Decade over 1970-2022
1970-2022
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009
2010-2019
2020-2022
2022
More than 2.0%
4
13
0
7
3
1
12
15
2.0% to 1.5%
3
3
2
6
0
3
4
4
1.5% to 1.0%
6
1
6
4
8
4
9
8
1.0% to 0.5%
4
10
7
9
5
13
6
7
0.5% to 0.0%
12
7
3
6
7
16
9
6
0.0% to -0.5%
15
11
10
6
17
12
5
5
-0.5% to -1.0%
11
9
9
8
8
6
10
6
-1.0% or Below
1
2
19
10
8
1
1
5
Total
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
 
   
   
 
Montana Population Growth by County:
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.61
1
2.77
5
1.67
1
2.98
2
2.99
1
2.75
1
2.23
10
1.47
21
 
2.31
2
4.33
2
1.37
3
3.59
1
1.25
9
0.88
10
2.77
8
2.54
13
 
2.15
3
2.54
9
0.22
17
2.73
3
2.34
2
1.78
3
5.95
1
6.42
1
 
2.02
4
2.85
4
1.28
5
2.34
6
2.13
3
1.25
5
2.79
7
2.84
9
 
1.75
5
3.50
3
0.81
11
2.45
4
1.32
5
0.56
18
2.22
11
2.84
10
 
1.58
6
2.63
7
1.29
4
2.15
7
0.95
12
0.73
14
2.14
12
2.43
14
 
1.55
7
2.62
8
1.08
7
1.56
13
1.28
7
1.17
6
1.61
15
1.83
18
 
1.44
8
2.67
6
0.52
15
1.97
8
1.38
4
0.74
13
1.12
22
1.03
27
 
1.28
9
2.09
13
1.04
8
2.39
5
1.15
11
-0.20
44
1.05
25
1.67
19
 
1.28
10
2.21
12
0.53
14
1.25
15
1.30
6
1.09
7
1.34
18
1.47
22
 
1.23
11
2.41
10
-0.34
25
1.59
11
1.26
8
0.63
16
3.26
4
3.60
6
 
1.17
12
0.96
18
0.73
13
1.37
14
1.22
10
1.02
8
2.98
6
3.59
7
 
1.04
13
2.35
11
-1.33
41
1.78
9
0.84
14
0.57
17
4.44
2
3.90
5
 
0.85
14
1.26
17
0.82
10
1.08
17
0.09
20
0.78
12
1.52
16
1.48
20
 
0.85
15
1.56
16
-0.29
24
1.56
12
0.55
16
0.31
26
2.62
9
2.92
8
 
0.70
16
5.29
1
1.13
6
-1.22
50
-0.27
36
-0.80
54
-1.50
56
0.14
39
 
0.61
17
1.84
14
-0.98
37
0.90
20
-0.04
25
0.49
22
3.45
3
5.80
2
 
0.48
18
0.88
20
0.49
16
1.00
18
0.08
21
0.38
25
-0.99
55
-0.63
47
 
0.46
19
-0.17
38
-0.35
26
0.63
25
0.94
13
0.86
11
1.73
14
4.38
4
 
0.44
20
-0.45
44
1.50
2
0.99
19
-0.01
24
0.43
23
-0.39
45
-0.45
45
 
0.41
21
0.77
21
-0.27
22
1.12
16
0.60
15
-0.06
40
0.08
40
0.27
38
 
0.39
22
0.22
33
-0.19
20
0.71
23
0.43
17
-0.05
39
3.26
5
4.64
3
 
0.35
23
-0.23
39
0.78
12
0.74
22
0.02
22
0.19
31
1.21
19
1.96
17
 
0.28
24
1.72
15
-0.53
29
-1.19
49
-0.08
28
1.66
4
-0.34
44
-0.93
51
 
0.10
25
0.70
23
-0.86
36
0.82
21
-0.06
26
-0.18
42
0.43
33
0.56
32
 
0.09
26
0.41
30
-0.77
33
0.32
27
0.01
23
0.42
24
0.30
35
0.43
36
 
0.06
27
0.89
19
-0.70
31
0.27
28
-0.65
45
0.16
34
1.19
20
1.37
25
 
0.03
28
0.55
26
-0.42
27
0.23
29
-0.94
48
0.98
9
-0.79
52
-0.66
49
 
0.02
29
-0.26
40
0.92
9
-0.53
40
-0.26
35
0.51
19
-0.90
54
-2.18
55
 
-0.03
30
0.72
22
-1.03
38
-0.06
33
-0.11
32
0.20
30
0.43
32
0.51
34
 
-0.11
31
0.64
24
-2.27
52
0.58
26
-0.16
33
0.16
33
1.47
17
2.70
11
 
-0.15
32
0.33
31
-0.26
21
-0.44
38
-0.50
41
0.26
28
-0.68
50
-0.66
50
 
-0.16
33
0.33
32
-0.45
28
-0.10
35
-0.61
44
-0.26
47
0.72
29
1.00
28
 
-0.17
34
0.20
34
-0.67
30
-0.15
36
-0.34
38
-0.19
43
0.91
27
0.47
35
 
-0.19
35
-0.66
47
-1.09
40
0.64
24
-0.08
29
0.13
37
0.20
37
-0.30
43
 
-0.20
36
0.55
27
-0.81
35
1.74
10
-1.86
55
-0.86
55
0.57
30
2.08
15
 
-0.30
37
-0.76
49
-1.41
44
0.20
30
-0.21
34
0.26
29
1.10
23
1.45
23
 
-0.30
38
-0.81
50
-0.71
32
0.11
31
0.10
19
-0.54
51
0.81
28
1.44
24
 
-0.34
39
-0.05
35
-0.18
19
-0.53
41
0.42
18
-1.24
56
-0.65
49
1.96
16
 
-0.43
40
-0.93
51
-0.28
23
0.03
32
-0.48
40
-0.52
50
-0.23
42
-0.64
48
 
-0.46
41
0.46
28
-1.73
48
-0.90
44
-0.07
27
-0.02
38
-0.54
46
-0.41
44
 
-0.46
42
-0.09
37
-1.40
43
-0.09
34
-1.02
49
-0.20
45
1.19
21
2.58
12
 
-0.46
43
-0.41
43
0.07
18
-1.06
47
-1.05
50
-0.09
41
0.30
36
0.57
31
 
-0.50
44
-0.32
41
-2.49
54
-0.52
39
-0.08
30
0.18
32
1.93
13
0.38
37
 
-0.54
45
-0.46
45
-1.75
49
-1.00
46
-0.10
31
0.65
15
-0.63
48
0.90
29
 
-0.65
46
-0.09
36
-1.69
47
-0.38
37
-1.83
54
0.51
20
0.10
39
-1.43
52
 
-0.68
47
-0.98
54
-1.66
46
-0.94
45
-1.62
52
1.79
2
-0.57
47
-1.99
54
 
-0.72
48
-0.37
42
-0.80
34
-1.94
56
-0.55
42
-0.43
49
0.94
26
0.66
30
 
-0.86
49
0.61
25
-2.61
56
-1.14
48
-0.37
39
-0.80
53
-0.89
53
-1.71
53
 
-0.88
50
0.41
29
-2.50
55
-1.56
54
-0.79
47
-0.56
52
1.08
24
0.54
33
 
-0.90
51
-0.96
53
-1.63
45
-1.44
52
-0.68
46
-0.22
46
0.51
31
1.05
26
 
-0.91
52
-0.61
46
-1.05
39
-1.64
55
-2.05
56
0.51
21
0.10
38
-0.14
42
 
-0.92
53
-1.28
55
-2.43
53
-0.80
42
-0.58
43
0.30
27
-0.23
41
-0.57
46
 
-0.96
54
-2.04
56
-2.18
51
-0.84
43
-0.28
37
0.15
35
0.40
34
0.04
40
 
-0.99
55
-0.72
48
-1.35
42
-1.56
53
-1.65
53
0.13
36
-0.33
43
-0.12
41
 
-1.22
56
-0.95
52
-1.94
50
-1.36
51
-1.61
51
-0.39
48
-0.72
51
-2.46
56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.91
1.29
0.14
1.16
0.92
0.89
1.45
1.50
 
0.98
1.71
0.13
1.25
0.99
0.78
1.07
1.16
 
0.88
1.07
0.14
1.12
0.89
0.96
1.66
1.70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
1.05
1.10
1.11
1.33
1.06
0.87
0.35
0.42
 
0.44
1.08
0.18
0.77
0.34
-0.04
0.06
0.12
Source: Calculations by the Montana Regional Economic Analysis Project (MT-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_DECADES_102A
 
   
   
 
Montana Population Growth by Region:
Average Annual Percent Change, 1970-2022
 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
 
 
1.25
2.16
0.50
1.33
1.24
0.98
1.40
1.56
 
0.09
0.41
-0.77
0.32
0.01
0.42
0.30
0.43
 
1.44
2.67
0.52
1.97
1.38
0.74
1.12
1.03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.91
1.29
0.14
1.16
0.92
0.89
1.45
1.50
 
0.98
1.71
0.13
1.25
0.99
0.78
1.07
1.16
 
0.88
1.07
0.14
1.12
0.89
0.96
1.66
1.70
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.96
1.10
0.95
1.23
0.95
0.74
0.31
0.38
 
1.05
1.10
1.11
1.33
1.06
0.87
0.35
0.42
 
0.44
1.08
0.18
0.77
0.34
-0.04
0.06
0.12
Source: Calculations by the Montana Regional Economic Analysis Project (MT-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
REAP_PI_CA1400_DECADES_102B
 
   
A Note on Population
Attracting and retaining people to live, work, raise a family, and retire underlies the economic vitality of any region. Population growth is both a cause--and a consequence--of economic growth. Patterns of population growth and change reflect differences among regions to attract and retain people both as producers and consumers in their economy.
The data used are those compiled by the Regional Income and Product Divisions of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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