2022 population: 3,715 ( 64 from 2010 , 38 from 2020)
Land area: 1855.5 square miles
Population density: 2.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,435	92.46%	1.6%
Black:	16	0.43%	300.0%
Indian:	40	1.08%	166.7%
Asian:	32	0.86%	39.1%
2+ races:	83	2.23%	53.7%
Hispanic:	109	2.93%	113.7%

Total non-White:	280	7.54%	75.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	50	6.8
Deaths:	121	16.5
Net Migration:	108	14.7
Net Immigration:	3	0.4

Change in White population:	-56	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	120	3.3

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
3,651
3,491	95.62%
4	0.11%
15	0.41%
23	0.63%
54	1.48%
51	1.40%
160	4.38%

2000
3,609
3,467	96.07%
2	0.06%
20	0.55%
13	0.36%
45	1.25%
54	1.50%
142	3.93%

1990
3,154
3,124	99.05%
0	0.00%
21	0.67%
5	0.16%
n/a
4	0.13%
30	0.95%

1980
3,216
3,181	98.91%
0	0.00%
21	0.65%
12	0.37%
n/a
2	0.06%
35	1.09%

1970
2,980
2,978	99.93%
0	0.00%
2	0.07%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
348	9.6
330	9.1
36	1.0
23	0.6

24	0.7
18	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
363	11.5
387	12.3
652	20.7
7	0.2

343	10.9
112	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
456	14.2
411	12.8
-117	-3.6
n/a

-57	-1.8
-5	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
124	4.2
n/a

203	6.8
33	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweet Grass 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
43.6
745	20.1%
2,970	79.9%
909	24.5%

1,446
2.54

999	69.1%
892	89.3%
28	2.8%
447	30.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
840	23.0%
2,811	77.0%
754	20.7%

1,590
2.27

1,045	65.7%
894	85.6%
73	7.0%
545	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.8
931	25.8%
2,678	74.2%
634	17.6%

1,477
2.40

997	67.5%
887	89.0%
43	4.3%
480	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
843	26.7%
2,311	73.3%
667	21.1%

1,278
2.43

867	67.8%
815	94.0%
32	3.7%
411	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.1
867	27.0%
2,349	73.0%
608	18.9%

1,257
2.52

896	71.3%
842	94.0%
26	2.9%
361	28.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	53	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	31	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	60	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	81	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	99	6.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	48	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	135	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	200	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	247	17.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	139	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	96	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	75	5.2%
$200,000 or more	58	4.0%

Median Household Income	64,872
Per Capita Income	35,495

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	2.2%
Public Assistance	2	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	61	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,574	76.7%
Unemployed	40	1.9%
In Armed Forces	4	0.2%

Total Labor Force	1,618	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	435	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	609	354	63.2%
Non-Profit	51	99	34.0%
Self-Employed	305	176	63.4%

Local Government	18	147	10.9%
State Government	24	23	51.1%
Federal Government	4	21	16.0%

Total Private + Self	914	530	63.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	97	290	25.1%
Total	1,011	820	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	331	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	247	13.4%
Professional, Technical	288	15.6%
Service Occupations	261	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	103	5.6%
All others	721	39.0%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	281	15.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	220	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	192	10.4%
Retail trade	186	10.1%
Educational services	131	7.1%
Transportation and warehousing	127	6.9%
Manufacturing	114	6.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	96	5.2%
Other services	86	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	81	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	56	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	53	2.9%
Public administration	53	2.9%
Finance and insurance	47	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	2.4%
Information	34	1.8%
Wholesale trade	27	1.5%
Utilities	13	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	85	2.30%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,433	98.5%
Spanish	29	0.8%
Other	14	0.4%
German, other Germanic	7	0.2%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,101	29.8%
Norwegian	618	16.7%
English	602	16.3%
Irish	379	10.3%
Scottish	150	4.1%
French	107	2.9%
Swedish	100	2.7%
Northern European	76	2.1%
Dutch	64	1.7%
American	61	1.6%
Swiss	60	1.6%
Polish	57	1.5%
European	55	1.5%
Italian	49	1.3%
Belgian	43	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,692	99.9%
Not a citizen	5	0.1%

Native	3,669	99.2%
Foreign-born	28	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.3%	94	3.6%	832	32.1%	1,046	40.3%	453	17.5%	159	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.3%
9-12 Years	94	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	832	32.1%
Some College	1,046	40.3%
Bach. Degree	453	17.5%
Grad Degree	159	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,538	1,500	38	2.5%	6.1%
1991	1,529	1,469	60	3.9%	6.9%
1992	1,614	1,566	48	3.0%	6.7%
1993	1,652	1,607	45	2.7%	6.1%
1994	1,717	1,666	51	3.0%	5.5%
1995	1,686	1,626	60	3.6%	5.7%
1996	1,706	1,654	52	3.0%	5.6%
1997	1,710	1,644	66	3.9%	5.5%
1998	1,780	1,700	80	4.5%	5.6%
1999	1,793	1,731	62	3.5%	5.3%

2000	1,996	1,932	64	3.2%	4.8%
2001	2,035	1,973	62	3.0%	4.6%
2002	2,132	2,065	67	3.1%	4.6%
2003	2,265	2,207	58	2.6%	4.7%
2004	2,633	2,574	59	2.2%	4.5%
2005	2,745	2,689	56	2.0%	4.1%
2006	2,826	2,780	46	1.6%	3.3%
2007	2,941	2,889	52	1.8%	3.4%
2008	2,900	2,827	73	2.5%	4.7%
2009	2,428	2,311	117	4.8%	7.1%

2010	1,740	1,646	94	5.4%	7.2%
2011	1,704	1,628	76	4.5%	6.6%
2012	1,748	1,682	66	3.8%	5.8%
2013	1,770	1,705	65	3.7%	5.4%
2014	1,782	1,719	63	3.5%	4.7%
2015	1,790	1,738	52	2.9%	4.3%
2016	1,796	1,738	58	3.2%	4.3%
2017	1,797	1,740	57	3.2%	4.1%
2018	1,777	1,722	55	3.1%	3.8%
2019	1,816	1,764	52	2.9%	3.6%

2020	1,861	1,794	67	3.6%	5.9%
2021	1,906	1,861	45	2.4%	3.4%
2022	1,924	1,885	39	2.0%	2.6%
2023	1,909	1,865	44	2.3%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,870
Median Value	$271,100

Occupied	1,446	77.3%
Vacant	424	22.7%

Owned	1,103	76.3%
Rented	343	23.7%
Median Rent	$876

Single-Family Units	1,547	82.7%
Detached	1,518	81.2%
Attached	29	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	52	2.8%
Mobile Homes	189	10.1%

Sweet Grass County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sweet Grass County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Sweet Grass County, MT