Rosebud County, MT

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2023 Population

8,236

0.89% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ASteve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

36.7

0.824% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

21.6%

5.94% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,430

2.13% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rosebud County, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (52.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.5%), White (Hispanic) (1.63%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.874%).

None of the households in Rosebud 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.

The largest universities in Rosebud County, MT are Chief Dull Knife College (9 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Rosebud County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Rosebud County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Rosebud County, MT borders Big Horn County, MT, Custer County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Treasure County, MT, and Yellowstone County, MT.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.34k people) in Rosebud County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.17k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 371 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rosebud County, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.34k ± 146
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.17k ± 109
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
371 ± 170

3.46%

Hispanic Population

285 people

3.46% of the people in Rosebud County, MT are hispanic (285 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Rosebud 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 Rosebud County, MT.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,689 ± 1,489 people
Mexico
2,900 ± 1,320 people
Germany
2,151 ± 1,138 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Rosebud County, MT was Canada, the natal country of 3,689 Rosebud County, MT residents, followed by Mexico with 2,900 and Germany with 2,151.

Foreign-Born Population

1.49%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

123 people

1.79%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
219 ± 104
Vietnam
172 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 107

Rosebud County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rosebud County, MT employs N/A people. The largest industries in Rosebud County, MT are , and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($103,438), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($98,312), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($90,786).

Males in Montana have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,691. The income inequality in Montana (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rosebud County, MT, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (389 people), Management Occupations (370 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rosebud County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rosebud County, MT, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rosebud County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Rosebud County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,815), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,462), and Manufacturing ($58,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($85,529), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,553).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

22
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Accommodation and Food Services
11
Retail Trade

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$29.5k
Utilities
$15.4k
Construction
$13.7k
Educational Services

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

N/ASteve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

N/ATim 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Rosebud County, MT awarded 9 degrees. The student population of Rosebud County, MT in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 65 male students and 177 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rosebud County, MT are American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 100%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (0 and 0%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), and Unknown (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Rosebud County, MT by number of degrees awarded are Chief Dull Knife College (9 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rosebud County, MT are General Studies (9 and 100%), Office Management & Supervision (0 and 0%), and Substance Abuse Counseling (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 242 students enrolled in Rosebud County, MT, 26.9% men and 73.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 229 records, of which 73.4% were women and 26.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Studies

Most Common

9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Rosebud County, MT was General Studies with 9 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Rosebud County, MT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Chief Dull Knife College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Chief Dull Knife College with 9 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rosebud County, MT, which is 0.8 times less than the 5 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 9 degrees mean that there were Infinityk times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 0 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, 2-year ($1,960) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Rosebud County, MT have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rosebud County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Rosebud County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$56,430

Median Household Income

± $3,806

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Rosebud 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Rosebud County, MT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (11.8%)
Worked At Home (6.05%)

In 2023, 75.8% of workers in Rosebud County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (6.05%).

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

15.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rosebud County, MT have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Rosebud County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rosebud 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 Rosebud County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rosebud County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rosebud County, MT (1.76k out of 8.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rosebud 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.

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.

Health

85% of the population of Rosebud County, MT has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 2.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rosebud County, MT see 1767 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.6% increase from the previous year (1490 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1625 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 406 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,767 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rosebud County, MT

Primary care physicians in Rosebud County, MT see an average of 1,767 patients per year. This represents a 18.6% increase from the previous year (1,490 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

34.5%

Employer Coverage

24.2%

Medicaid

12.6%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

2.41%

Military or VA

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