Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.7%
Rank #94/3,222 · #3 in MT
97th
Jefferson 5.7%
MT 11.5% -50.3%
US 12.6% -54.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 5.7% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #91 | Lee County, GA | 5.7% |
| #92 | Hanover County, VA | 5.7% |
| #93 | Nuckolls County, NE | 5.7% |
| #94 | Jefferson County, MT | 5.7% |
| #95 | Teton County, WY | 5.7% |
| #96 | Washington County, WI | 5.8% |
| #97 | Dakota County, MN | 5.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Montana has a poverty rate of 5.7%, ranking #94 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 54.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Montana, it ranks #3 of 56. This places it in the 97th 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.