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Daniels County, Montana

Daniels County had 1,625 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,426.3 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 56 in Montana by population and 48th by land area.

Population
1,625
#49 of 56 in Montana · #3,072 in US
Area
1,426.3 sq mi
#48 of 56 in Montana · #422 in US
Density
1.1 / sq mi
#44 of 56 in Montana · #3,059 in US
Median household income
$56,695
#37 of 56 in Montana · #2,167 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Daniels County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Daniels County population, land area and income

Daniels County had 1,625 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,426.3 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 56 in Montana by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 1.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Montana has 7,814 residents, so Daniels County has 21% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,695 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,625

3144th1st

3072nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,426 sq mi

3144th1st

422nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

3059th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,695

3143rd1st

2167th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

1,625

56th1st

49th of 56 (MT)

Land area

1,426 sq mi

56th1st

48th of 56 (MT)

Density

1.1 / sq mi

56th1st

44th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$56,695

56th1st

37th of 56 (MT)

How Daniels County's population changed since 2020

Daniels County lost 28 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 47th of 56 in Montana for growth. The median Montana county changed by +2.8%, and the state as a whole by +4.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Daniels County recorded 37 births and 87 deaths, a natural change of -50. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +17. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 50 people.

1,65320201,67120211,64420221,62620231,6252024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
37
Deaths
87
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+17
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-1

Where Daniels County is

The Census internal point of Daniels County is at 48.794400, -105.541700. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Montana's 56 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Daniels County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Liberty County: -1.2%Golden Valley County: +5.1%Dawson County: -2.1%Flathead County: +9.2%Beaverhead County: +6.7%Prairie County: +2.0%Garfield County: +0.9%Lewis and Clark County: +5.5%Sweet Grass County: +2.4%Wheatland County: -0.7%Ravalli County: +8.5%Jefferson County: +9.6%Carter County: -0.6%Chouteau County: -0.6%Custer County: +0.9%Teton County: +3.1%Granite County: +9.0%Deer Lodge County: +4.1%Cascade County: +0.1%Powder River County: +2.4%Meagher County: +7.3%Daniels County: -1.7%Glacier County: -1.8%Wibaux County: -2.7%Fallon County: -2.7%McCone County: -0.7%Sheridan County: -2.5%Missoula County: +3.5%Toole County: +3.7%Sanders County: +11.5%Roosevelt County: -5.6%Rosebud County: -1.3%Treasure County: -2.5%Yellowstone County: +3.9%Blaine County: -1.4%Musselshell County: +14.8%Broadwater County: +21.0%Powell County: +2.6%Fergus County: +3.4%Phillips County: +0.1%Gallatin County: +6.2%Silver Bow County: +2.6%Madison County: +12.6%Richland County: -4.4%Lake County: +6.9%Valley County: -1.7%Judith Basin County: +4.3%Hill County: -1.2%Big Horn County: -2.2%Stillwater County: +5.0%Carbon County: +9.4%Mineral County: +13.7%Petroleum County: +4.6%Pondera County: +3.4%Park County: +4.9%Lincoln County: +12.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < +0.9%
  3. < +3.9%
  4. < +7.3%
  5. ≥ +7.3%
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Orange pin: Daniels County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.794400, -105.541700
DMS
48°47'39.84"N 105°32'30.12"W
UTM
13N 460215.9E 5404742.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
85WPQFV5+Q8

Towns in Daniels County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Daniels County. Its 1,625 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Daniels County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Daniels County. The most populous is Roosevelt County, MT, with 10,197 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 337.5 miles WSW of Daniels County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 251.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Williston, ND (population 28,821), 96.2 miles away.

Daniels County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Daniels County is 30019: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,695.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Daniels County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,625. That is down 28 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,653.

What is the FIPS code of Daniels County?

30019. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Daniels County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Daniels County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Daniels County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Roosevelt County, MT; Valley County, MT; Sheridan County, MT.

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 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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