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Garfield County, Montana

Garfield County had 1,181 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,676.6 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 56 in Montana by population and 7th by land area.

Population
1,181
#51 of 56 in Montana · #3,099 in US
Area
4,676.6 sq mi
#7 of 56 in Montana · #93 in US
Density
0.3 / sq mi
#56 of 56 in Montana · #3,133 in US
Median household income
$53,069
#45 of 56 in Montana · #2,481 in US

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

Garfield County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Garfield County population, land area and income

Garfield County had 1,181 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,676.6 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 56 in Montana by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 0.3 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, so Garfield County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,069 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,181

3144th1st

3099th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,677 sq mi

3144th1st

93rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

0.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

3133rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,069

3143rd1st

2481st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

1,181

56th1st

51st of 56 (MT)

Land area

4,677 sq mi

56th1st

7th of 56 (MT)

Density

0.3 / sq mi

56th1st

56th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$53,069

56th1st

45th of 56 (MT)

How Garfield County's population changed since 2020

Garfield County gained 10 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.9%. That ranks 34th 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, Garfield County recorded 78 births and 71 deaths, a natural change of +7. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8 people.

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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
78
Deaths
71
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+8
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-35

Where Garfield County is

The Census internal point of Garfield County is at 47.267200, -106.996000. 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 Garfield 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: Garfield County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
47.267200, -106.996000
DMS
47°16'1.92"N 106°59'45.60"W
UTM
13N 349013.5E 5236789.9N
Geohash
c87uvhxzk
Plus code
85VM7283+VJ

Towns in Garfield County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Garfield County. Its 1,181 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Garfield County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Garfield County. The most populous is Custer County, MT, with 11,964 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 241.5 miles W of Garfield County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 126.1 miles away.

Garfield County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Garfield County is 30033: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,069.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Garfield County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,181. That is up 10 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,171.

What is the FIPS code of Garfield County?

30033. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Garfield County?

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

Which counties border Garfield County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Custer County, MT; Rosebud County, MT; Valley County, MT; Phillips County, MT; McCone County, MT; Prairie County, MT; Petroleum 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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