Montana Population 1900-2023

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Montana from 1900 to 2023.
  • The population of Montana in 2023 was 1,132,812, a 0.88% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Montana in 2022 was 1,122,878, a 1.49% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Montana in 2021 was 1,106,366, a 1.76% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Montana in 2020 was 1,087,211, a 1.6% increase from 2019.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 38,965,193
Texas 30,503,301
Florida 22,610,726
New York 19,571,216
Pennsylvania 12,961,683
Illinois 12,549,689
Ohio 11,785,935
Georgia 11,029,227
North Carolina 10,835,491
Michigan 10,037,261
New Jersey 9,290,841
Virginia 8,715,698
Washington 7,812,880
Arizona 7,431,344
Tennessee 7,126,489
Massachusetts 7,001,399
Indiana 6,862,199
Missouri 6,196,156
Maryland 6,180,253
Wisconsin 5,910,955
Colorado 5,877,610
Minnesota 5,737,915
South Carolina 5,373,555
Alabama 5,108,468
Louisiana 4,573,749
Kentucky 4,526,154
Oregon 4,233,358
Oklahoma 4,053,824
Connecticut 3,617,176
Utah 3,417,734
Iowa 3,207,004
Nevada 3,194,176
Arkansas 3,067,732
Kansas 2,940,546
Mississippi 2,939,690
New Mexico 2,114,371
Nebraska 1,978,379
Idaho 1,964,726
West Virginia 1,770,071
Hawaii 1,435,138
New Hampshire 1,402,054
Maine 1,395,722
Montana 1,132,812
Rhode Island 1,095,962
Delaware 1,031,890
North Dakota 783,926
Alaska 733,406
Wyoming 584,057
Montana - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2023 1,132,812 0.88%
2022 1,122,878 1.49%
2021 1,106,366 1.76%
2020 1,087,211 1.60%
2019 1,070,123 0.78%
2018 1,061,818 0.75%
2017 1,053,862 1.13%
2016 1,042,137 1.03%
2015 1,031,495 0.86%
2014 1,022,657 0.84%
2013 1,014,158 0.99%
2012 1,004,168 0.67%
2011 997,518 0.69%
2010 990,730 0.69%
2009 983,982 0.77%
2008 976,415 1.21%
2007 964,706 1.26%
2006 952,692 1.34%
2005 940,102 1.09%
2004 930,009 1.13%
2003 919,630 0.87%
2002 911,667 0.52%
2001 906,961 0.35%
2000 903,773 2.38%
1999 882,779 0.37%
1998 879,533 0.09%
1997 878,706 0.23%
1996 876,656 0.94%
1995 868,522 1.59%
1994 854,923 1.79%
1993 839,876 2.12%
1992 822,436 1.81%
1991 807,837 1.00%
1990 799,824 0.02%
1989 799,636 -0.07%
1988 800,202 -0.60%
1987 805,063 -1.07%
1986 813,739 -1.04%
1985 822,320 0.17%
1984 820,905 0.84%
1983 814,031 1.25%
1982 803,986 1.09%
1981 795,328 0.83%
1980 788,752 0.18%
1979 787,305 0.64%
1978 782,317 1.61%
1977 769,953 1.67%
1976 757,317 1.22%
1975 748,208 1.60%
1974 736,419 1.32%
1973 726,798 1.12%
1972 718,732 1.11%
1971 710,814 2.36%
1970 694,409 0.06%
1969 694,000 -0.86%
1968 700,000 -0.14%
1967 701,000 -0.85%
1966 707,000 0.14%
1965 706,000 0.00%
1964 706,000 0.43%
1963 703,000 0.72%
1962 698,000 0.29%
1961 696,000 2.50%
1960 679,000 1.49%
1959 669,000 0.45%
1958 666,000 -0.15%
1957 667,000 1.68%
1956 656,000 3.14%
1955 636,000 1.92%
1954 624,000 1.30%
1953 616,000 2.33%
1952 602,000 1.01%
1951 596,000 0.51%
1950 593,000 4.22%
1949 569,000 4.98%
1948 542,000 2.07%
1947 531,000 3.31%
1946 514,000 7.76%
1945 477,000 1.71%
1944 469,000 -3.30%
1943 485,000 -6.37%
1942 518,000 -4.60%
1941 543,000 -2.69%
1940 558,000 0.54%
1939 555,000 0.54%
1938 552,000 -0.36%
1937 554,000 0.00%
1936 554,000 0.73%
1935 550,000 0.92%
1934 545,000 0.74%
1933 541,000 0.19%
1932 540,000 0.00%
1931 540,000 0.19%
1930 539,000 2.86%
1929 524,000 -3.14%
1928 541,000 2.66%
1927 527,000 -0.75%
1926 531,000 -0.75%
1925 535,000 -0.56%
1924 538,000 0.00%
1923 538,000 -0.92%
1922 543,000 -0.55%
1921 546,000 0.55%
1920 543,000 1.69%
1919 534,000 6.59%
1918 501,000 -0.79%
1917 505,000 3.70%
1916 487,000 3.84%
1915 469,000 3.76%
1914 452,000 4.39%
1913 433,000 4.59%
1912 414,000 4.28%
1911 397,000 4.47%
1910 380,000 4.68%
1909 363,000 4.91%
1908 346,000 4.22%
1907 332,000 3.11%
1906 322,000 5.57%
1905 305,000 4.10%
1904 293,000 3.90%
1903 282,000 4.44%
1902 270,000 3.45%
1901 261,000 6.53%
1900 245,000 0.00%