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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Montana

The top 25 of 25 Montana cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Wolf Point
23.3%
2Lewistown
20.9%
3Cut Bank
18.9%
4Havre
18.2%
5Polson
17.5%
6Anaconda
16.3%
7Columbia Falls
15.2%
8Butte
14.8%
9Great Falls
14.5%
10Bozeman
13.7%
11Livingston
13.7%
12Glendive
13.5%
13West Yellowstone
13.1%
14Missoula
11.8%
15Dillon
11.5%
16Miles City
11.4%
17Belgrade
11.2%
18Kalispell
10%
19Laurel
10%
20Billings
9.8%
21Whitefish
9.4%
22Hamilton
8.8%
23Helena
8.8%
24Sidney
7.7%
25Red Lodge
6.7%

Top Montana Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Glacier County31.1%2. Roosevelt County30.4%3. Liberty County25.8%4. Rosebud County24.5%5. Wheatland County23%6. Big Horn County22.1%7. Pondera County21.9%8. Hill County20.7%9. Prairie County20.6%10. Blaine County18.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Montana”, https://gismap.land/rankings/montana/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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