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Deer Lodge County, Montana

Deer Lodge County had 9,811 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 736.7 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 56 in Montana by population and 55th by land area.

Population
9,811
#23 of 56 in Montana · #2,428 in US
Area
736.7 sq mi
#55 of 56 in Montana · #1,202 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#10 of 56 in Montana · #2,442 in US
Median household income
$56,648
#38 of 56 in Montana · #2,175 in US

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

Deer Lodge County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Deer Lodge County population, land area and income

Deer Lodge County had 9,811 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 736.7 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 56 in Montana by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 13.3 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; Deer Lodge County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,648 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,811

3144th1st

2428th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

737 sq mi

3144th1st

1202nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2442nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,648

3143rd1st

2175th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

9,811

56th1st

23rd of 56 (MT)

Land area

737 sq mi

56th1st

55th of 56 (MT)

Density

13.3 / sq mi

56th1st

10th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$56,648

56th1st

38th of 56 (MT)

How Deer Lodge County's population changed since 2020

Deer Lodge County gained 388 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.1%. That ranks 22nd 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, Deer Lodge County recorded 305 births and 507 deaths, a natural change of -202. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +563. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 563 people.

9,42320209,52220219,54120229,68520239,8112024
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
305
Deaths
507
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
+563
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+126

Where Deer Lodge County is

The Census internal point of Deer Lodge County is at 46.094700, -113.141600. It sits in UTM zone 12N. The map shades Montana's 56 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Deer Lodge 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: Deer Lodge County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
46.094700, -113.141600
DMS
46°05'40.92"N 113°08'29.76"W
UTM
12N 334455.5E 5106799.0N
Geohash
c2pw1rkc1
Plus code
85R83VV5+V9

Towns in Deer Lodge County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Deer Lodge County, 9,811 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Deer Lodge County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County with 9,811.

  1. 01Anaconda-Deer Lodge County9,811
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Deer Lodge County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Deer Lodge County. The most populous is Ravalli County, MT, with 48,187 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 63.5 miles ENE of Deer Lodge County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 221.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Butte-Silver Bow, MT (population 35,480), 26.9 miles away.

Deer Lodge County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Deer Lodge County is 30023: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,648.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Deer Lodge County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,811. That is up 388 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,423.

What is the FIPS code of Deer Lodge County?

30023. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Deer Lodge County?

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, with 9,811 residents inside Deer Lodge County in 2024.

Which counties border Deer Lodge County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ravalli County, MT; Silver Bow County, MT; Jefferson County, MT; Beaverhead County, MT; Powell County, MT; Granite 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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