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Valley County, Montana

Valley County had 7,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,926.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 56 in Montana by population and 6th by land area.

Population
7,434
#29 of 56 in Montana · #2,621 in US
Area
4,926.1 sq mi
#6 of 56 in Montana · #81 in US
Density
1.5 / sq mi
#40 of 56 in Montana · #3,024 in US
Median household income
$63,507
#20 of 56 in Montana · #1,512 in US

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

Valley County within Montana. Pin: Helena.

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Valley County population, land area and income

Valley County had 7,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,926.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 56 in Montana by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 1.5 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, about the same as Valley County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,507 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,434

3144th1st

2621st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,926 sq mi

3144th1st

81st of 3,144 (US)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

3024th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,507

3143rd1st

1512th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Montana (56)

Population

7,434

56th1st

29th of 56 (MT)

Land area

4,926 sq mi

56th1st

6th of 56 (MT)

Density

1.5 / sq mi

56th1st

40th of 56 (MT)

Median household income

$63,507

56th1st

20th of 56 (MT)

How Valley County's population changed since 2020

Valley County lost 127 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 46th 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, Valley County recorded 354 births and 430 deaths, a natural change of -76. Net international migration added +30 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -100. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 100 people.

7,56120207,56620217,56020227,47520237,4342024
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
354
Deaths
430
Net international migration
+30
Net domestic migration
-100
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-41

Where Valley County is

The Census internal point of Valley County is at 48.349900, -106.670400. 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 Valley 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: Valley County internal point. Dark pin: Helena.

Internal point

Decimal
48.349900, -106.670400
DMS
48°20'59.64"N 106°40'13.44"W
UTM
13N 376242.6E 5356539.5N
Geohash
c8s5h9ufx
Plus code
85WM88XH+XR

Towns in Valley County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Valley County, 3,169 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Valley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Glasgow with 3,169.

  1. 01Glasgow3,169
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Valley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Valley County. The most populous is Roosevelt County, MT, with 10,197 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Helena and the nearest big city

Helena is 277.8 miles WSW of Valley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT (population 121,483), 197.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Williston, ND (population 28,821), 139.4 miles away.

Valley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Valley County is 30105: state code 30 for Montana plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,507.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Valley County, Montana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,434. That is down 127 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,561.

What is the FIPS code of Valley County?

30105. The first two digits (30) are Montana; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Valley County?

Glasgow, with 3,169 residents inside Valley County in 2024.

Which counties border Valley County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Roosevelt County, MT; Phillips County, MT; McCone County, MT; Daniels County, MT; Garfield 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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