Montana: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
ACS figures describe a five-year collection period. Their published margins of error are shown. Adjacent estimates may not differ significantly.
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496 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.
Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (496)
| Name | Type | State rank | 2020–2024 ACS population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings cityYellowstone County | City | 1 | 119,434±59 |
| Missoula cityMissoula County | City | 2 | 76,514±45 |
| Great Falls cityCascade County | City | 3 | 60,329±45 |
| Bozeman cityGallatin County | City | 4 | 56,114±33 |
| Butte-Silver Bow | Consolidated city | 5 | 35,785Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Helena cityLewis and Clark County | City | 6 | 33,639±59 |
| Kalispell cityFlathead County | City | 7 | 28,504±40 |
| Belgrade cityGallatin County | City | 8 | 11,872±33 |
| Evergreen CDP | Census-designated place | 9 | 9,611±1,014 |
| Anaconda-Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County | Legal place | 10 | 9,597Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Havre cityHill County | City | 11 | 9,258±27 |
| Helena Valley Southeast CDP | Census-designated place | 12 | 9,108±1,009 |
| Livingston cityPark County | City | 13 | 8,780±19 |
| Whitefish cityFlathead County | City | 14 | 8,749±26 |
| Miles City cityCuster County | City | 15 | 8,407±22 |
| Helena Valley West Central CDP | Census-designated place | 16 | 8,056±922 |
| Laurel cityYellowstone County | City | 17 | 7,215±18 |
| Lockwood CDP | Census-designated place | 18 | 7,181±807 |
| Sidney cityRichland County | City | 19 | 6,171±15 |
| Lewistown cityFergus County | City | 20 | 6,087±41 |
| Four Corners CDP | Census-designated place | 21 | 5,791±905 |
| Columbia Falls cityFlathead County | City | 22 | 5,615±15 |
| Orchard Homes CDP | Census-designated place | 23 | 5,588±636 |
| Bigfork CDP | Census-designated place | 24 | 5,565±459 |
| Polson cityLake County | City | 25 | 5,428±23 |
| Helena Valley Northwest CDP | Census-designated place | 26 | 5,183±716 |
| Hamilton cityRavalli County | City | 27 | 5,101±18 |
| Glendive cityDawson County | City | 28 | 4,810±16 |
| Helena Valley Northeast CDP | Census-designated place | 29 | 4,659±850 |
| Lolo CDP | Census-designated place | 30 | 4,314±617 |
| Malmstrom AFB CDP | Census-designated place | 31 | 4,302±425 |
| Dillon cityBeaverhead County | City | 32 | 4,085±22 |
| Hardin cityBig Horn County | City | 33 | 3,742±24 |
| Shelby cityToole County | City | 34 | 3,216±208 |
| Glasgow cityValley County | City | 35 | 3,190±28 |
| North Browning CDP | Census-designated place | 36 | 3,144±417 |
| Montana City CDP | Census-designated place | 37 | 3,092±337 |
| Libby cityLincoln County | City | 38 | 3,042±23 |
| Cut Bank cityGlacier County | City | 39 | 3,028±19 |
| Deer Lodge cityPowell County | City | 40 | 3,021±26 |
| Conrad cityPondera County | City | 41 | 2,618±245 |
| Wolf Point cityRoosevelt County | City | 42 | 2,602±17 |
| Red Lodge cityCarbon County | City | 43 | 2,502±731 |
| Big Sky CDP | Census-designated place | 44 | 2,445±594 |
| Lakeside CDP | Census-designated place | 45 | 2,386±594 |
| Manhattan townGallatin County | Town | 46 | 2,288±510 |
| Crow Agency CDP | Census-designated place | 47 | 2,192±415 |
| Stevensville townRavalli County | Town | 48 | 2,130±359 |
| West Glendive CDP | Census-designated place | 49 | 2,121±279 |
| Colstrip cityRosebud County | City | 50 | 2,101±286 |
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