Montana · 55 places

Cities and towns in Montana

Short answer

Montana has 55 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 591,686 residents in 2024. Billings is the largest with 121,483.
Places 1,000+
55
5,000+
19
Share of state
52%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Whitefish with 9,256 people, and the smallest in that group is Hamilton with 5,383. 16 of the 19 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. No place crosses a county line.

Largest places in Montana

  1. 01Billings121,483
  2. 02Missoula78,204
  3. 03Great Falls60,013
  4. 04Bozeman57,894
  5. 05Butte-Silver Bow35,480
  6. 06Helena34,729
  7. 07Kalispell31,296
  8. 08Belgrade12,741
  9. 09Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,811
  10. 10Whitefish9,256
  11. 11Havre9,204
  12. 12Livingston9,021
  13. 13Miles City8,407
  14. 14Laurel7,251
  15. 15Lewistown6,204
  16. 16Sidney6,031
  17. 17Columbia Falls5,713
  18. 18Polson5,631
  19. 19Hamilton5,383
  20. 20Glendive4,760
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Kalispell (+23.9%), Belgrade (+19.2%), Whitefish (+17.5%). Largest decline: Sidney (-5.2%).

All 55 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 55 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Montana, and 19 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Montana?

Billings, with 121,483 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Montana town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Kalispell grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +23.9%, to 31,296.

What share of Montana lives in incorporated places?

52%: 591,686 of the state's 1,137,233 residents live in the 55 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.