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Teton County, Montana

Teton County had 6,444 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,271.6 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 56 in Montana by population and 31st by land area.

Population
6,444
#32 of 56 in Montana · #2,703 in US
Area
2,271.6 sq mi
#31 of 56 in Montana · #245 in US
Density
2.8 / sq mi
#28 of 56 in Montana · #2,920 in US
Median household income
$71,393
#11 of 56 in Montana · #898 in US

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

Teton County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Teton County population, land area and income

Teton County had 6,444 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,271.6 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 56 in Montana by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 2.8 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; Teton County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,393 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,444

3144th1st

2703rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,272 sq mi

3144th1st

245th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2920th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,393

3143rd1st

898th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

6,444

56th1st

32nd of 56 (MT)

Land area

2,272 sq mi

56th1st

31st of 56 (MT)

Density

2.8 / sq mi

56th1st

28th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$71,393

56th1st

11th of 56 (MT)

How Teton County's population changed since 2020

Teton County gained 191 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 28th 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, Teton County recorded 291 births and 351 deaths, a natural change of -60. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +273. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 273 people.

6,25320206,27920216,34920226,43920236,4442024
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
291
Deaths
351
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+273
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5

Where Teton County is

The Census internal point of Teton County is at 47.819000, -112.281700. 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 Teton 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: Teton County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
47.819000, -112.281700
DMS
47°49'8.40"N 112°16'54.12"W
UTM
12N 404057.8E 5296978.4N
Geohash
c880hcnvy
Plus code
85V9RP99+J8

Towns in Teton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Teton County, 1,804 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Teton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Choteau with 1,804.

  1. 01Choteau1,804
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Teton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Teton 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 86.1 miles S of Teton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 225.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Great Falls, MT (population 60,013), 50.6 miles away.

Teton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Teton County is 30099: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,393.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Teton County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,444. That is up 191 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,253.

What is the FIPS code of Teton County?

30099. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Teton County?

Choteau, with 1,804 residents inside Teton County in 2024.

Which counties border Teton County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Flathead County, MT; Cascade County, MT; Lewis and Clark County, MT; Pondera County, MT; Chouteau 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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