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Liberty County, Montana

Liberty County had 1,934 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,430.0 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 56 in Montana by population and 47th by land area.

Population
1,934
#46 of 56 in Montana · #3,044 in US
Area
1,430.0 sq mi
#47 of 56 in Montana · #420 in US
Density
1.4 / sq mi
#43 of 56 in Montana · #3,042 in US
Median household income
$60,846
#26 of 56 in Montana · #1,752 in US

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

Liberty County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Liberty County population, land area and income

Liberty County had 1,934 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,430.0 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 56 in Montana by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 1.4 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 Liberty County has 25% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,846 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,934

3144th1st

3044th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,430 sq mi

3144th1st

420th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

3042nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,846

3143rd1st

1752nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

1,934

56th1st

46th of 56 (MT)

Land area

1,430 sq mi

56th1st

47th of 56 (MT)

Density

1.4 / sq mi

56th1st

43rd of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$60,846

56th1st

26th of 56 (MT)

How Liberty County's population changed since 2020

Liberty County lost 24 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 43rd 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, Liberty County recorded 89 births and 104 deaths, a natural change of -15. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -8. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 15 people.

1,95820201,93720211,97220221,95920231,9342024
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
89
Deaths
104
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
-8
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-25

Where Liberty County is

The Census internal point of Liberty County is at 48.559700, -111.036900. 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 Liberty 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: Liberty County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.559700, -111.036900
DMS
48°33'34.92"N 111°02'12.84"W
UTM
12N 497277.3E 5378512.3N
Geohash
c89h3212u
Plus code
85WCHX57+V6

Towns in Liberty County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Liberty County. Its 1,934 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Liberty County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Liberty County. The most populous is Hill County, MT, with 16,065 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 143.8 miles SSW of Liberty County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 224.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 74.1 miles away.

Liberty County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Liberty County is 30051: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,846.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Liberty County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,934. That is down 24 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,958.

What is the FIPS code of Liberty County?

30051. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Liberty County?

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

Which counties border Liberty County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hill County, MT; Pondera County, MT; Chouteau 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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