Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Montana

Montana counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Montana by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Liberty County leads at -16.3%.

Among cities & places, Antelope leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Liberty County	-16.3%
2	Daniels County	-11.9%
3	Petroleum County	-11.5%
4	Rosebud County	-10.0%
5	Garfield County	-9.5%
6	Roosevelt County	-4.6%
7	Stillwater County	-4.4%
8	Wheatland County	-4.3%
9	Fallon County	-3.6%
10	Big Horn County	-3.2%
11	Dawson County	-1.6%
12	Hill County	-1.1%
13	Glacier County	-0.1%
14	Prairie County	-0.1%
15	Pondera County	+0.3%
16	Valley County	+0.9%
17	Richland County	+1.2%
18	Sweet Grass County	+1.2%
19	McCone County	+1.6%
20	Custer County	+1.8%
21	Beaverhead County	+1.9%
22	Missoula County	+2.0%
23	Carter County	+2.3%
24	Wibaux County	+2.3%
25	Silver Bow County	+2.4%
26	Powell County	+2.6%
27	Carbon County	+2.6%
28	Chouteau County	+2.7%
29	Toole County	+2.8%
30	Fergus County	+3.2%
31	Granite County	+3.3%
32	Teton County	+3.4%
33	Phillips County	+3.6%
34	Cascade County	+3.6%
35	Blaine County	+4.1%
36	Deer Lodge County	+4.5%
37	Meagher County	+4.8%
38	Jefferson County	+4.9%
39	Judith Basin County	+5.1%
40	Yellowstone County	+5.2%
41	Sheridan County	+5.6%
42	Lincoln County	+5.7%
43	Musselshell County	+6.3%
44	Lake County	+6.9%
45	Park County	+6.9%
46	Lewis and Clark County	+7.0%
47	Ravalli County	+7.8%
48	Madison County	+8.1%
49	Flathead County	+8.6%
50	Powder River County	+9.6%
51	Sanders County	+10.7%
52	Mineral County	+12.8%
53	Gallatin County	+13.1%
54	Treasure County	+13.9%
55	Golden Valley County	+15.4%
56	Broadwater County	+23.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Antelope	-100.0%
2	Belknap	-100.0%
3	Stryker	-100.0%
4	Santa Rita	-86.8%
5	Herron	-81.0%
6	Turtle Lake	-80.8%
7	Sula	-73.8%
8	Little Browning	-71.0%
9	Rocky Boy's Agency	-69.2%
10	Winston	-65.4%
11	Reed Point	-63.2%
12	Cardwell	-58.7%
13	Paradise	-58.2%
14	De Borgia	-58.1%
15	Boyd	-57.4%
16	Silesia	-52.4%
17	Bynum	-52.0%
18	Roscoe	-51.0%
19	Kremlin	-50.0%
20	Geyser	-48.8%
21	East Glacier Park Village	-48.7%
22	Camp Three	-47.8%
23	Wineglass	-46.6%
24	Turner	-45.9%
25	Rollins	-45.3%
26	Camas	-45.2%
27	St. Xavier	-43.4%
28	Parker School	-42.9%
29	Outlook	-42.7%
30	Brady	-42.3%
31	Edgar	-41.5%
32	Melstone	-41.4%
33	Kevin	-39.6%
34	Terry	-38.0%
35	Hobson	-38.0%
36	Willow Creek	-37.2%
37	Saco	-36.9%
38	Chester	-35.9%
39	Hebgen Lake Estates	-34.6%
40	Wilsall	-34.4%
41	Reserve	-34.3%
42	Carlton	-33.7%
43	Denton	-33.1%
44	Jordan	-32.4%
45	St. Marie	-32.1%
46	Shepherd	-31.5%
47	Biddle	-31.3%
48	Inverness	-31.1%
49	Starr School	-31.0%
50	Sand Coulee	-30.5%
51	Augusta	-30.2%
52	West Havre	-30.2%
53	Worden	-30.1%
54	Black Eagle	-29.1%
55	Scobey	-28.7%
56	Virginia City	-28.5%
57	Pony	-28.4%
58	Ennis	-27.6%
59	Shawmut	-27.5%
60	Ovando	-26.6%
61	Rosebud	-26.4%
62	Birney	-26.4%
63	Alzada	-26.1%
64	Lavina	-25.6%
65	Busby	-25.3%
66	Hingham	-24.0%
67	South Glastonbury	-23.8%
68	Stanford	-23.3%
69	Jefferson City	-23.2%
70	Poplar	-23.1%
71	Darby	-22.8%
72	Gildford	-22.8%
73	Musselshell	-22.7%
74	Big Sky	-21.9%
75	Medicine Lake	-21.5%
76	Belfry	-21.3%
77	Whitewater	-21.3%
78	Bearcreek	-20.5%
79	Pablo	-20.5%
80	Boneau	-19.8%
81	Grass Range	-19.2%
82	Lonepine	-18.8%
83	Martin City	-18.5%
84	Walkerville	-18.1%
85	Stockett	-17.8%
86	Broadus	-17.8%
87	Box Elder	-17.0%
88	Lodge Pole	-16.6%
89	Frenchtown	-16.4%
90	Culbertson	-16.2%
91	Amsterdam	-16.2%
92	Plevna	-16.2%
93	Heart Butte	-16.0%
94	Big Arm	-16.0%
95	Clancy	-15.7%
96	Olney	-15.1%
97	Beaver Creek	-14.7%
98	Woods Bay	-14.1%
99	Noxon	-13.5%
100	Winnett	-12.6%

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