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Glacier County, Montana

Glacier County had 13,503 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,995.2 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 56 in Montana by population and 17th by land area.

Population
13,503
#14 of 56 in Montana · #2,189 in US
Area
2,995.2 sq mi
#17 of 56 in Montana · #172 in US
Density
4.5 / sq mi
#20 of 56 in Montana · #2,790 in US
Median household income
$51,416
#51 of 56 in Montana · #2,612 in US

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

Glacier County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Glacier County population, land area and income

Glacier County had 13,503 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,995.2 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 56 in Montana by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 4.5 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; Glacier County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,416 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,503

3144th1st

2189th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,995 sq mi

3144th1st

172nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2790th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,416

3143rd1st

2612th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

13,503

56th1st

14th of 56 (MT)

Land area

2,995 sq mi

56th1st

17th of 56 (MT)

Density

4.5 / sq mi

56th1st

20th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$51,416

56th1st

51st of 56 (MT)

How Glacier County's population changed since 2020

Glacier County lost 241 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 48th 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, Glacier County recorded 704 births and 812 deaths, a natural change of -108. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -163. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 163 people.

13.7k202013.7k202113.6k202213.6k202313.5k2024
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
704
Deaths
812
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
-163
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-74

Where Glacier County is

The Census internal point of Glacier County is at 48.705700, -112.990500. 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 Glacier 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: Glacier County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.705700, -112.990500
DMS
48°42'20.52"N 112°59'25.80"W
UTM
12N 353557.7E 5396652.2N
Geohash
c2xthfdg6
Plus code
85W9P245+7R

Towns in Glacier County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Glacier County, 2,988 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Glacier County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cut Bank with 2,988.

  1. 01Cut Bank2,988
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Glacier County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Glacier County. The most populous is Flathead County, MT, with 114,527 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 153.3 miles SSE of Glacier County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA (population 108,267), 208.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kalispell, MT (population 31,296), 70.0 miles away.

Glacier County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Glacier County is 30035: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,416.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Glacier County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,503. That is down 241 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,744.

What is the FIPS code of Glacier County?

30035. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Glacier County?

Cut Bank, with 2,988 residents inside Glacier County in 2024.

Which counties border Glacier County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Flathead County, MT; Pondera County, MT; Toole 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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