Poverty Rate in Carbon County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.8%
Rank #334/3,222 · #6 in MT
90th
Carbon 7.8%
MT 11.5% -32.3%
US 12.6% -38.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carbon County's poverty rate of 7.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Carbon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #331 | Delaware County, IA | 7.8% |
| #332 | Brown County, IN | 7.8% |
| #333 | Buena Vista County, IA | 7.8% |
| #334 | Carbon County, MT | 7.8% |
| #335 | Wallowa County, OR | 7.8% |
| #336 | Mathews County, VA | 7.8% |
| #337 | Pitkin County, CO | 7.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Carbon County, Montana has a poverty rate of 7.8%, ranking #334 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Montana, it ranks #6 of 56. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.