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Phillips County, Montana

Phillips County had 4,214 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 5,140.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 56 in Montana by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
4,214
#38 of 56 in Montana · #2,871 in US
Area
5,140.4 sq mi
#2 of 56 in Montana · #75 in US
Density
0.8 / sq mi
#48 of 56 in Montana · #3,091 in US
Median household income
$53,212
#44 of 56 in Montana · #2,468 in US

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

Phillips County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Phillips County population, land area and income

Phillips County had 4,214 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 5,140.4 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 56 in Montana by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 0.8 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; Phillips County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,212 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,214

3144th1st

2871st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

5,140 sq mi

3144th1st

75th of 3,144 (US)

Density

0.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

3091st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,212

3143rd1st

2468th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

4,214

56th1st

38th of 56 (MT)

Land area

5,140 sq mi

56th1st

2nd of 56 (MT)

Density

0.8 / sq mi

56th1st

48th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$53,212

56th1st

44th of 56 (MT)

How Phillips County's population changed since 2020

Phillips County gained 3 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Phillips County recorded 186 births and 230 deaths, a natural change of -44. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +39. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 44 people.

4,21120204,20920214,22320224,24820234,2142024
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
186
Deaths
230
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+39
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-34

Where Phillips County is

The Census internal point of Phillips County is at 48.250100, -107.928900. 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 Phillips 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: Phillips County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.250100, -107.928900
DMS
48°15'0.36"N 107°55'44.04"W
UTM
13N 282586.0E 5348246.0N
Geohash
c8e62p8t4
Plus code
85WJ732C+2C

Towns in Phillips County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Phillips County, 1,853 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Phillips County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Malta with 1,853.

  1. 01Malta1,853
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Phillips County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Phillips County. The most populous is Fergus County, MT, with 11,862 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 223.0 miles WSW of Phillips County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 172.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 164.5 miles away.

Phillips County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Phillips County is 30071: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,212.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Phillips County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,214. That is up 3 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,211.

What is the FIPS code of Phillips County?

30071. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Phillips County?

Malta, with 1,853 residents inside Phillips County in 2024.

Which counties border Phillips County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fergus County, MT; Valley County, MT; Blaine County, MT; Garfield 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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