Demographics of Meagher County, Montana

Meagher County, Montana had 2,137 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +215 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Meagher County, in four figures

2,137
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.2%
Change since July 2020: +215 people.; 58.3 ±5.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,932 ±$21,850
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Meagher County, Montana's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meagher County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Meagher County, Montana's population grew 11.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meagher County, Montana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,922	100.0	100.0
2021	1,965	102.2	100.2
2022	2,029	105.6	100.7
2023	2,071	107.8	101.6
2024	2,095	109.0	102.5
2025	2,137	111.2	103.1

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Population of Meagher County, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,922	−4	−2	−3
2021	1,965	+43	−5	+51
2022	2,029	+64	−3	+64
2023	2,071	+42	−3	+42
2024	2,095	+24	+1	+22
2025	2,137	+42	−1	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 58.3 ±5.3: for men 58.5 ±7.4 and for women 58.1 ±5.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meagher County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Montana	United States
Under 5	73 ±36	3.6% ±1.8	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	173 ±50	8.6% ±2.5	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	183 ±78	9.1% ±3.9	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	324 ±83	16.1% ±4.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	557 ±107	27.8% ±5.3	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	697 ±119	34.7% ±5.9	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,932 ±$21,850, and income per person $37,958 ±$5,043, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Meagher County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	89 to 305	9.8% to 32.7%	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	192 ±74	20.7% ±7.7	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	57 to 177	6.3% to 19.0%	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	41 to 169	4.5% to 18.2%	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	211 ±81	22.8% ±8.4	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 58	< 0.1% to 6.2%	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	76 ±35	8.2% ±3.7	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Meagher County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Montana	United States
All ages	120 to 366	6.1% to 18.6%	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 28	0.2% to 11.7%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3 to 65	0.4% to 8.3%	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	80 to 310	8.8% to 31.9%	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Meagher County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meagher County	Montana	United States
Housing units	1,450 ±84	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	63.9% ±4.5	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	36.1% ±6.6	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±7.1	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±6.6	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$259,800 ±$62,115	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,263 ±$264	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±10	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Meagher County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	65 ±3	3.2% ±0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,887 ±35	94.0% ±1.7	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 52	0.3% to 2.6%	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 1.3%	4.7% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Meagher County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Montana	United States
Born in the state	1,160 ±154	57.8% ±7.7	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	811 ±160	40.4% ±8.0	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 37	0% to 1.8%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 42	0% to 2.1%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 42	0% to 2.1%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Meagher County among the counties of Montana

44th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Meagher County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sweet Grass County	3,762	+2.4%
Granite County	3,658	+10.6%
Sheridan County	3,436	−2.9%
Fallon County	2,959	−2.3%
Judith Basin County	2,162	+6.8%
Meagher County	2,137	+11.2%
Wheatland County	2,100	+1.2%
Liberty County	1,957	+0.1%
Powder River County	1,781	+5.1%
McCone County	1,720	−0.6%
Daniels County	1,612	−2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026