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Powell County, Montana

Powell County had 7,120 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,326.0 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 56 in Montana by population and 30th by land area.

Population
7,120
#30 of 56 in Montana · #2,648 in US
Area
2,326.0 sq mi
#30 of 56 in Montana · #239 in US
Density
3.1 / sq mi
#26 of 56 in Montana · #2,901 in US
Median household income
$61,354
#24 of 56 in Montana · #1,704 in US

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

Powell County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Powell County population, land area and income

Powell County had 7,120 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,326.0 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 56 in Montana by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 3.1 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, about the same as Powell County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,354 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,120

3144th1st

2648th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,326 sq mi

3144th1st

239th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2901st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,354

3143rd1st

1704th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

7,120

56th1st

30th of 56 (MT)

Land area

2,326 sq mi

56th1st

30th of 56 (MT)

Density

3.1 / sq mi

56th1st

26th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$61,354

56th1st

24th of 56 (MT)

How Powell County's population changed since 2020

Powell County gained 182 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 30th 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, Powell County recorded 191 births and 369 deaths, a natural change of -178. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +358. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 358 people.

6,93820207,02320217,06320227,12220237,1202024
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
191
Deaths
369
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+358
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-2

Where Powell County is

The Census internal point of Powell County is at 46.844200, -112.931100. 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 Powell 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: Powell County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
46.844200, -112.931100
DMS
46°50'39.12"N 112°55'51.96"W
UTM
12N 352762.5E 5189661.3N
Geohash
c2rdqpwp4
Plus code
85R9R3V9+MH

Towns in Powell County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Powell County, 3,006 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Powell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Deer Lodge with 3,006.

  1. 01Deer Lodge3,006
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Powell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Powell County. The most populous is Missoula County, MT, with 122,546 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 46.8 miles ESE of Powell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Spokane Valley, WA (population 108,267), 209.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Helena, MT (population 34,729), 46.4 miles away.

Powell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Powell County is 30077: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,354.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Powell County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,120. That is up 182 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,938.

What is the FIPS code of Powell County?

30077. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Powell County?

Deer Lodge, with 3,006 residents inside Powell County in 2024.

Which counties border Powell County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Missoula County, MT; Flathead County, MT; Lewis and Clark County, MT; Jefferson County, MT; Deer Lodge 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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