2022 population: 2,013 ( 122 from 2010 , 87 from 2020)
Land area: 2391.9 square miles
Population density: 0.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,901	94.44%	4.1%
Black:	9	0.45%	350.0%
Indian:	22	1.09%	450.0%
Asian:	9	0.45%	50.0%
2+ races:	27	1.34%	22.7%
Hispanic:	45	2.24%	60.7%

Total non-White:	112	5.56%	75.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	35	9.1
Deaths:	52	13.5
Net Migration:	105	27.3
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.5

Change in White population:	74	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	48	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,891
1,827	96.62%
2	0.11%
4	0.21%
6	0.32%
22	1.16%
28	1.48%
64	3.38%

2000
1,932
1,870	96.79%
0	0.00%
18	0.93%
3	0.16%
12	0.62%
29	1.50%
62	3.21%

1990
1,819
1,770	97.31%
0	0.00%
16	0.88%
2	0.11%
n/a
31	1.70%
49	2.69%

1980
2,154
2,134	99.07%
0	0.00%
8	0.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
12	0.56%
20	0.93%

1970
2,122
2,097	98.82%
1	0.05%
12	0.57%
4	0.19%
n/a
0	0.00%
25	1.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
196	10.1
206	10.7
-20	-1.0
14	0.7

-43	-2.2
2	0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
250	13.7
202	11.1
-86	-4.7
0	0.0

100	5.5
13	0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
312	14.5
203	9.4
-411	-19.1
n/a

-364	-16.9
29	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-117	-5.5
n/a

37	1.7
-5	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Meagher County, MT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
57.6
298	14.8%
1,715	85.2%
638	31.7%

834
2.30

552	66.2%
527	95.5%
18	3.3%
282	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
50.1
365	19.3%
1,526	80.7%
428	22.6%

806
2.13

509	63.2%
440	86.4%
23	4.5%
297	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
487	25.2%
1,445	74.8%
353	18.3%

807
2.36

532	65.9%
460	86.5%
36	6.8%
275	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
484	26.6%
1,335	73.4%
315	17.3%

712
2.38

478	67.1%
429	89.7%
22	4.6%
234	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
611	28.4%
1,543	71.6%
278	12.9%

779
2.73

574	73.7%
516	89.9%
29	5.1%
205	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Meagher County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	67	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	75	9.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	15	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	76	9.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	13.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	65	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	4.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	30	3.6%
$200,000 or more	76	9.1%

Median Household Income	55,753
Per Capita Income	37,498

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	62	7.4%
Public Assistance	1	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	868	83.1%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	868	83.1%
Not in Labor Force	177	16.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	291	161	64.4%
Non-Profit	0	22	0.0%
Self-Employed	188	88	68.1%

Local Government	34	114	23.0%
State Government	6	65	8.5%
Federal Government	44	8	84.6%

Total Private + Self	479	249	65.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	84	209	28.7%
Total	563	458	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	26.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	176	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	164	16.1%
Professional, Technical	279	27.3%
Service Occupations	150	14.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	10.4%
All others	252	24.7%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	214	21.0%
Retail trade	156	15.3%
Educational services	128	12.5%
Public administration	128	12.5%
Health care and social assistance	88	8.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	81	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	63	6.2%
Other services	44	4.3%
Manufacturing	36	3.5%
Construction	28	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	22	2.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.9%
Utilities	6	0.6%
Wholesale trade	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	10	0.51%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.15%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	37	1.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	5	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,858	98.3%
Spanish	19	1.0%
German, other Germanic	8	0.4%
Other	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	363	18.6%
English	338	17.4%
Irish	311	16.0%
American	177	9.1%
Norwegian	177	9.1%
Swedish	130	6.7%
Scottish	117	6.0%
Dutch	90	4.6%
Welsh	82	4.2%
Italian	73	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	69	3.5%
French	44	2.3%
Scandinavian	44	2.3%
Swiss	38	2.0%
Polish	34	1.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,928	99.0%
Not a citizen	20	1.0%

Native	1,889	97.0%
Foreign-born	59	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.3%	37	2.5%	394	26.4%	515	34.6%	388	26.0%	152	10.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.3%
9-12 Years	37	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	394	26.4%
Some College	515	34.6%
Bach. Degree	388	26.0%
Grad Degree	152	10.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	915	881	34	3.7%	6.1%
1991	902	859	43	4.8%	6.9%
1992	930	882	48	5.2%	6.7%
1993	916	862	54	5.9%	6.1%
1994	950	897	53	5.6%	5.5%
1995	955	899	56	5.9%	5.7%
1996	964	914	50	5.2%	5.6%
1997	955	900	55	5.8%	5.5%
1998	1,000	946	54	5.4%	5.6%
1999	1,068	1,000	68	6.4%	5.3%

2000	996	937	59	5.9%	4.8%
2001	948	893	55	5.8%	4.6%
2002	885	834	51	5.8%	4.6%
2003	912	860	52	5.7%	4.7%
2004	927	873	54	5.8%	4.5%
2005	941	898	43	4.6%	4.1%
2006	906	868	38	4.2%	3.3%
2007	905	857	48	5.3%	3.4%
2008	895	837	58	6.5%	4.7%
2009	860	784	76	8.8%	7.1%

2010	937	862	75	8.0%	7.2%
2011	910	845	65	7.1%	6.6%
2012	930	881	49	5.3%	5.8%
2013	933	884	49	5.3%	5.4%
2014	908	869	39	4.3%	4.7%
2015	936	901	35	3.7%	4.3%
2016	915	877	38	4.2%	4.3%
2017	930	889	41	4.4%	4.1%
2018	957	920	37	3.9%	3.8%
2019	961	927	34	3.5%	3.6%

2020	966	921	45	4.7%	5.9%
2021	991	966	25	2.5%	3.4%
2022	1,016	993	23	2.3%	2.6%
2023	1,012	986	26	2.6%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,421
Median Value	$205,900

Occupied	834	58.7%
Vacant	587	41.3%

Owned	712	85.4%
Rented	122	14.6%
Median Rent	$848

Single-Family Units	1,183	83.3%
Detached	1,181	83.1%
Attached	2	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.3%
Mobile Homes	214	15.1%

Meagher County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Meagher County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Meagher County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Meagher County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Meagher County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Meagher County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Meagher County, MT