Blaine County, MT

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2024 Population

6,949

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.6

5.01% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

9.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,813

0.364% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$155,500

24.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,784

2.32% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Blaine County, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Blaine County, MT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Blaine County, MT are Aaniiih Nakoda College (18 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Blaine County, MT was $155,500, and the homeownership rate was 65.7%.

Most people in Blaine County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Blaine County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Blaine County, MT borders Chouteau County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Hill County, MT, and Phillips County, MT.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

Blaine County, MT is home to a population of 6.95k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.55% of Blaine County, MT residents were born outside of the country (108 people).

In 2024, there were 1.07 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.27k people) in Blaine County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.06k White (Non-Hispanic) and 377 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Blaine County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blaine County, MT was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Blaine County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blaine County, MT

American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.27k ± 121
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.06k ± 15
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
377 ± 129

2.79%

Hispanic Population

194 people

2.79% of the people in Blaine County, MT are hispanic (194 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blaine County, MT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Montana.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,832 ± 1,517 people
Mexico
2,638 ± 1,259 people
Germany
1,932 ± 1,078 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 3,832 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,638 and Germany with 1,932.

Foreign-Born Population

1.55%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

108 people

0.958%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

67 people

As of 2024, 1.55% of Blaine County, MT residents (108 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blaine County, MT was 0.958%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Blaine County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
116 ± 55
Vietnam
87 ± 42
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 29

Blaine County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Blaine County, MT.

Economy

The economy of Blaine County, MT employs 2.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blaine County, MT were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (488 people), Educational Services (381 people), and Public Administration (358 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($152,667), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,398).

Employment

Occupations

2.78k

2024 Value

± 246

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blaine County, MT grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 2.72k employees to 2.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blaine County, MT, are Management Occupations (495 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (348 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (235 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blaine County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.78k

2024 Value

± 246

2.32%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blaine County, MT grew at a rate of 2.32%, from 2.72k employees to 2.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blaine County, MT, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (488 people), Educational Services (381 people), and Public Administration (358 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blaine County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Blaine County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,217

Median earning men ± $7,198

$37,794

Median earning women ± $3,930

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,250), Information ($80,139), and Retail Trade ($70,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($153,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,244).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Construction
12
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$22k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$14.8k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$4.89k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Blaine County, MT. Showing the available data for Montana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.96%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Montana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.96%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Montana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Tim Sheehy

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Blaine County, MT awarded 18 degrees. The student population of Blaine County, MT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 59 male students and 74 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Blaine County, MT are American Indian or Alaska Native (16 and 88.9%) and White (2 and 11.1%).

The largest universities in Blaine County, MT by number of degrees awarded are Aaniiih Nakoda College (18 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Blaine County, MT are General Health Services (4 and 22.2%), Other Construction Trade (3 and 16.7%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (2 and 11.1%).

The median tuition cost in Blaine County, MT for a public four year colleges is $3,080 for in-state students and $3,080 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 133 students enrolled in Blaine County, MT, 44.4% men and 55.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 121 records, of which 52.9% were women and 47.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Environmental Science
2 degrees awarded
General Health Services
3 degrees awarded
Other Construction Trade
3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Blaine County, MT was Environmental Science with 2 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Blaine County, MT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Aaniiih Nakoda College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Aaniiih Nakoda College with 18 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Blaine County, MT, which is 1 times more than the 9 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 16 degrees mean that there were 8 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,080) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($520) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blaine County, MT was $155,500 in 2024, which is 0.467 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $124,900 to $155,500, a 24.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Blaine County, MT is 65.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blaine County, MT have an average commute time of 15.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blaine County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Blaine County, MT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.22%.

Housing

Property

$155,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,647

$1,498

Median Property Taxes

±$145

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Blaine County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Blaine County, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.7%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.7% of the housing units in Blaine County, MT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blaine County, MT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,813

Median Household Income

± $5,933

2.28k

Number of Households

± 194

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.28k households in Blaine County, MT declined from $64,813 from the previous year's value of $65,050.

The following chart displays the households in Blaine County, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blaine County, MT is from Montana.

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Montana

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2023, the income inequality in Montana was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.635% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Montana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.8%)
Worked At Home (16.6%)
Carpooled (15.8%)

In 2024, 59.8% of workers in Blaine County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.6%) and those who carpooled to work (15.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blaine County, MT have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Blaine County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Blaine County, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blaine County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blaine County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Blaine County, MT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 5.22%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blaine County, MT (1.25k out of 6.86k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blaine County, MT is Native American, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.8% of the children was living in poverty in Blaine County, MT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 133 in Blaine County, MT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 37.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

81.7% of the population of Blaine County, MT has health coverage, with 26.3% on employee plans, 32.7% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Blaine County, MT see 1,745 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,745 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1156 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 460 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,745 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Blaine County, MT

Primary care physicians in Blaine County, MT see an average of 1,745 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,745 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Blaine County, MT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.3%

Uninsured

26.3%

Employer Coverage

32.7%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blaine County, MT grew by 6.39% from 17.2% to 18.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Blaine County, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 171 in Blaine County, MT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Blaine County, MT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.4% in Blaine County, MT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Blaine County, MT.