Poverty Rate in Sanders County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.4%
Rank #2,032/3,222 · #41 in MT
37th
Sanders 15.4%
MT 11.5% +34.2%
US 12.6% +22.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sanders County's poverty rate of 15.4% 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 Sanders County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,029 | District of Columbia, DC | 15.4% |
| #2,030 | Lincoln County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,031 | Montgomery County, NC | 15.4% |
| #2,032 | Sanders County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,033 | Taos County, NM | 15.5% |
| #2,034 | Yakima County, WA | 15.5% |
| #2,035 | Monroe County, TN | 15.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Sanders County, Montana has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,032 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Montana, it ranks #41 of 56. This places it in the 37th 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.