Poverty Rate in Fergus County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.1%
Rank #1,963/3,222 · #38 in MT
39th
Fergus 15.1%
MT 11.5% +31.5%
US 12.6% +20.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fergus County's poverty rate of 15.1% 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 Fergus County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,960 | Hot Spring County, AR | 15.1% |
| #1,961 | Van Buren County, IA | 15.1% |
| #1,962 | Miami County, IN | 15.1% |
| #1,963 | Fergus County, MT | 15.1% |
| #1,964 | Stoddard County, MO | 15.1% |
| #1,965 | Union County, MS | 15.1% |
| #1,966 | Morgan County, TN | 15.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Fergus County, Montana has a poverty rate of 15.1%, ranking #1,963 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Montana, it ranks #38 of 56. This places it in the 39th 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.