(Links below lead to Quick Facts for Montana Counties: People, Business & Geography at U.S. Census Bureau.)
| Area | 7/1/2009 | 7/1/2008 | 7/1/2007 | 7/1/2006 | 7/1/2005 | 7/1/2004 | 7/1/2003 | 7/1/2002 | 7/1/2001 | 7/1/2000 | Census 2000 |
| Montana | 974,989 | 968,035 | 957,225 | 946,230 | 934,801 | 925,887 | 916,750 | 909,868 | 905,873 | 903,293 | 902,195 |
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| Beaverhead County | 8,976 | 8,980 | 8,857 | 8,860 | 8,761 | 8,802 | 8,831 | 8,950 | 9,012 | 9,187 | 9,202 |
| Big Horn County | 13,015 | 12,809 | 12,751 | 12,703 | 12,769 | 12,844 | 12,732 | 12,771 | 12,805 | 12,659 | 12,671 |
| Blaine County | 6,485 | 6,442 | 6,493 | 6,552 | 6,605 | 6,584 | 6,709 | 6,782 | 6,754 | 6,973 | 7,009 |
| Broadwater County | 4,793 | 4,681 | 4,582 | 4,527 | 4,427 | 4,432 | 4,357 | 4,341 | 4,364 | 4,366 | 4,385 |
| Carbon County | 9,756 | 9,718 | 9,753 | 9,721 | 9,759 | 9,670 | 9,653 | 9,657 | 9,637 | 9,564 | 9,552 |
| Carter County | 1,202 | 1,194 | 1,234 | 1,242 | 1,270 | 1,297 | 1,302 | 1,331 | 1,349 | 1,345 | 1,360 |
| Cascade County | 82,178 | 82,022 | 81,780 | 81,813 | 81,766 | 81,681 | 81,065 | 80,600 | 80,387 | 80,201 | 80,357 |
| Chouteau County | 5,167 | 5,190 | 5,212 | 5,240 | 5,304 | 5,391 | 5,497 | 5,596 | 5,749 | 5,975 | 5,970 |
| Custer County | 11,189 | 11,103 | 11,115 | 11,081 | 11,155 | 11,297 | 11,271 | 11,402 | 11,424 | 11,667 | 11,696 |
| Daniels County | 1,703 | 1,688 | 1,682 | 1,730 | 1,769 | 1,795 | 1,875 | 1,911 | 2,002 | 2,012 | 2,017 |
| Dawson County | 8,558 | 8,524 | 8,581 | 8,538 | 8,536 | 8,552 | 8,644 | 8,692 | 8,902 | 9,036 | 9,059 |
| Deer Lodge County | 8,792 | 8,904 | 8,860 | 8,834 | 8,991 | 9,002 | 8,982 | 9,096 | 9,222 | 9,385 | 9,417 |
| Fallon County | 2,725 | 2,666 | 2,652 | 2,617 | 2,624 | 2,701 | 2,714 | 2,688 | 2,719 | 2,811 | 2,837 |
| Fergus County | 11,208 | 11,168 | 11,198 | 11,269 | 11,246 | 11,379 | 11,434 | 11,572 | 11,676 | 11,880 | 11,893 |
| Flathead County | 89,624 | 89,104 | 87,200 | 84,824 | 82,535 | 80,635 | 79,167 | 77,284 | 75,997 | 74,710 | 74,471 |
| Gallatin County | 90,343 | 89,812 | 87,300 | 84,498 | 80,708 | 77,439 | 74,723 | 72,000 | 70,196 | 68,369 | 67,831 |
| Garfield County | 1,173 | 1,161 | 1,193 | 1,199 | 1,173 | 1,211 | 1,234 | 1,245 | 1,262 | 1,267 | 1,279 |
| Glacier County | 13,550 | 13,361 | 13,355 | 13,402 | 13,389 | 13,497 | 13,246 | 13,163 | 13,139 | 13,197 | 13,247 |
| Golden Valley County | 1,057 | 1,041 | 1,101 | 1,090 | 1,114 | 1,081 | 1,039 | 1,054 | 1,015 | 1,023 | 1,042 |
| Granite County | 2,879 | 2,860 | 2,887 | 2,878 | 2,895 | 2,851 | 2,861 | 2,873 | 2,879 | 2,843 | 2,830 |
| Hill County | 16,632 | 16,453 | 16,492 | 16,393 | 16,201 | 16,206 | 16,195 | 16,292 | 16,464 | 16,628 | 16,673 |
| Jefferson County | 11,470 | 11,288 | 11,127 | 10,868 | 10,770 | 10,566 | 10,307 | 10,223 | 10,119 | 10,077 | 10,049 |
| Judith Basin County | 2,051 | 2,036 | 2,050 | 2,114 | 2,134 | 2,176 | 2,184 | 2,238 | 2,263 | 2,332 | 2,329 |
| Lake County | 28,605 | 28,373 | 28,103 | 28,173 | 27,941 | 27,586 | 27,094 | 26,827 | 26,839 | 26,622 | 26,507 |
| Lewis and Clark County | 61,942 | 61,156 | 60,131 | 59,050 | 58,126 | 57,731 | 56,889 | 56,141 | 56,195 | 55,878 | 55,716 |
| Liberty County | 1,748 | 1,743 | 1,799 | 1,839 | 1,944 | 2,002 | 2,012 | 2,007 | 2,089 | 2,153 | 2,158 |
| Lincoln County | 18,717 | 18,751 | 18,740 | 18,618 | 18,666 | 18,587 | 18,558 | 18,473 | 18,546 | 18,812 | 18,837 |
| Madison County | 7,457 | 7,465 | 7,381 | 7,185 | 7,082 | 6,897 | 6,820 | 6,887 | 6,833 | 6,873 | 6,851 |
| McCone County | 1,624 | 1,670 | 1,718 | 1,723 | 1,743 | 1,755 | 1,778 | 1,817 | 1,872 | 1,965 | 1,977 |
| Meagher County | 1,908 | 1,900 | 1,917 | 1,931 | 1,907 | 1,947 | 1,923 | 1,907 | 1,919 | 1,929 | 1,932 |
| Mineral County | 3,833 | 3,861 | 3,881 | 3,973 | 3,941 | 3,843 | 3,835 | 3,778 | 3,814 | 3,888 | 3,884 |
| Missoula County | 108,623 | 107,552 | 105,851 | 104,095 | 102,064 | 100,757 | 99,832 | 98,918 | 97,400 | 96,170 | 95,802 |
| Musselshell County | 4,600 | 4,506 | 4,466 | 4,458 | 4,376 | 4,418 | 4,401 | 4,389 | 4,397 | 4,492 | 4,497 |
| Park County | 15,941 | 16,109 | 16,027 | 15,842 | 15,757 | 15,617 | 15,622 | 15,742 | 15,689 | 15,719 | 15,694 |
| Petroleum County | 440 | 433 | 431 | 455 | 460 | 491 | 484 | 492 | 483 | 492 | 493 |
| Phillips County | 3,944 | 3,911 | 3,952 | 3,945 | 4,038 | 4,138 | 4,193 | 4,296 | 4,442 | 4,548 | 4,601 |
| Pondera County | 5,814 | 5,852 | 5,941 | 5,966 | 5,973 | 6,000 | 6,124 | 6,220 | 6,326 | 6,377 | 6,424 |
| Powder River County | 1,664 | 1,693 | 1,703 | 1,743 | 1,699 | 1,759 | 1,815 | 1,822 | 1,813 | 1,856 | 1,858 |
| Powell County | 7,089 | 7,036 | 7,114 | 7,091 | 6,956 | 6,844 | 6,863 | 6,961 | 7,012 | 7,178 | 7,180 |
| Prairie County | 1,108 | 1,092 | 1,057 | 1,072 | 1,077 | 1,139 | 1,157 | 1,168 | 1,209 | 1,185 | 1,199 |
| Ravalli County | 40,431 | 40,571 | 40,297 | 39,795 | 39,205 | 38,902 | 38,305 | 37,402 | 36,738 | 36,307 | 36,070 |
| Richland County | 9,313 | 9,164 | 9,099 | 9,043 | 9,020 | 8,950 | 9,080 | 9,211 | 9,384 | 9,613 | 9,667 |
| Roosevelt County | 10,303 | 10,103 | 10,119 | 10,238 | 10,392 | 10,423 | 10,313 | 10,368 | 10,538 | 10,605 | 10,620 |
| Rosebud County | 9,258 | 9,150 | 9,126 | 9,079 | 9,147 | 9,151 | 9,216 | 9,203 | 9,250 | 9,391 | 9,383 |
| Sanders County | 11,096 | 11,052 | 11,008 | 10,862 | 10,732 | 10,676 | 10,383 | 10,344 | 10,404 | 10,248 | 10,227 |
| Sheridan County | 3,243 | 3,249 | 3,336 | 3,388 | 3,471 | 3,598 | 3,631 | 3,778 | 3,926 | 4,073 | 4,105 |
| Silver Bow County | 32,949 | 32,776 | 32,590 | 32,646 | 32,737 | 32,869 | 33,052 | 33,351 | 33,717 | 34,520 | 34,606 |
| Stillwater County | 8,786 | 8,688 | 8,630 | 8,455 | 8,307 | 8,292 | 8,334 | 8,354 | 8,334 | 8,215 | 8,195 |
| Sweet Grass County | 3,667 | 3,695 | 3,725 | 3,651 | 3,636 | 3,646 | 3,571 | 3,607 | 3,592 | 3,639 | 3,609 |
| Teton County | 6,088 | 6,171 | 6,161 | 6,123 | 6,116 | 6,223 | 6,328 | 6,298 | 6,383 | 6,435 | 6,445 |
| Toole County | 5,151 | 5,052 | 4,989 | 5,139 | 5,221 | 5,083 | 5,032 | 5,272 | 5,272 | 5,262 | 5,267 |
| Treasure County | 612 | 650 | 654 | 680 | 698 | 741 | 742 | 765 | 821 | 854 | 861 |
| Valley County | 6,771 | 6,889 | 6,874 | 6,877 | 7,028 | 7,148 | 7,216 | 7,368 | 7,506 | 7,638 | 7,675 |
| Wheatland County | 2,044 | 2,043 | 2,000 | 1,971 | 2,030 | 2,072 | 2,102 | 2,175 | 2,171 | 2,251 | 2,259 |
| Wibaux County | 897 | 872 | 903 | 892 | 917 | 954 | 969 | 995 | 1,015 | 1,071 | 1,068 |
| Yellowstone County | 144,797 | 142,602 | 140,047 | 138,239 | 136,493 | 134,559 | 133,054 | 131,771 | 130,608 | 129,527 | 129,352 |
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau