What is the biggest city in Montana?

Billings is the biggest city in Montana, with a population of 118,288 in 2023.

What is the fastest growing city in Montana?

Whitefish is the fastest growing city in Montana over the past 3 years, having grown 8.21% annually since 2020.

How many cities are in Montana?

There are 128 cities in Montana.

What are the 10 largest cities in Montana?

The 10 largest cities in Montana are: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Bozeman, Butte, Helena, Kalispell, Belgrade, Whitefish and Anaconda.

Montana Cities by Population (2023)

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City	Rank	2023 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
Billings	1	118,288	117,026	0.36%	2,651	44.61
Missoula	2	76,599	73,949	1.18%	2,222	34.47
Great Falls	3	60,369	60,420	-0.03%	2,628	22.97
Bozeman	4	57,494	53,119	2.67%	2,826	20.34
Butte	5	35,249	34,530	0.69%	49	715.76
Helena	6	34,690	32,362	2.34%	2,062	16.82
Kalispell	7	29,409	24,602	6.13%	2,449	12.01
Belgrade	8	13,523	10,755	7.93%	3,551	3.81
Whitefish	9	9,943	7,848	8.21%	1,429	6.96
Anaconda	10	9,649	9,413	0.83%	13	736.68
Havre	11	9,226	9,358	-0.47%	2,487	3.71
Livingston	12	8,722	8,223	1.99%	1,546	5.64
Miles City	13	8,477	8,357	0.47%	2,521	3.36
Laurel	14	7,098	7,221	-0.57%	3,289	2.16
Lewistown	15	6,223	5,962	1.43%	1,088	5.72
Sidney	16	5,938	6,331	-2.11%	1,805	3.29
Columbia Falls	17	5,930	5,362	3.42%	2,697	2.20
Polson	18	5,637	5,222	2.58%	1,244	4.53
Hamilton	19	5,382	4,683	4.75%	2,220	2.42
Glendive	20	4,849	4,882	-0.23%	1,396	3.47
Dillon	21	4,177	3,879	2.5%	2,355	1.77
Hardin	22	3,627	3,714	-0.79%	1,220	2.97
Shelby	23	3,216	3,122	1%	556	5.78
Libby	24	3,214	2,759	5.21%	1,745	1.84
Glasgow	25	3,186	3,177	0.09%	2,271	1.40
Cut Bank	26	3,060	3,039	0.23%	2,645	1.16
Deer Lodge	27	2,963	2,921	0.47%	2,062	1.44
Wolf Point	28	2,629	2,602	0.34%	3,061	0.86
Red Lodge	29	2,566	2,233	4.74%	946	2.71
Conrad	30	2,443	2,311	1.88%	1,922	1.27
Ronan	31	2,374	2,035	5.28%	1,972	1.20
Stevensville	32	2,286	2,001	4.53%	1,765	1.29
Manhattan	33	2,181	2,102	1.25%	1,248	1.75
Townsend	34	2,167	1,803	6.33%	1,427	1.52
East Helena	35	1,992	1,935	0.96%	496	4.02
Three Forks	36	1,987	1,993	-0.1%	1,363	1.46
Colstrip	37	1,967	2,096	-2.09%	486	4.05
Roundup	38	1,925	1,748	3.27%	1,489	1.29
Columbus	39	1,870	1,849	0.38%	1,362	1.37
Malta	40	1,851	1,845	0.11%	1,799	1.03
Baker	41	1,839	1,791	0.88%	1,627	1.13
Choteau	42	1,735	1,711	0.46%	1,192	1.46
Big Timber	43	1,722	1,649	1.47%	1,868	0.92
Plentywood	44	1,676	1,664	0.24%	1,235	1.36
Eureka	45	1,547	1,379	3.9%	1,167	1.33
Forsyth	46	1,523	1,626	-2.18%	1,322	1.15
Fort Benton	47	1,509	1,512	-0.07%	658	2.29
Thompson Falls	48	1,505	1,337	4.01%	944	1.59
Boulder	49	1,274	1,185	2.41%	1,133	1.12
West Yellowstone	50	1,267	1,270	-0.08%	1,606	0.79
Plains	51	1,251	1,113	3.99%	2,034	0.61
Chinook	52	1,171	1,177	-0.17%	2,239	0.52
Whitehall	53	1,093	1,013	2.53%	1,550	0.70
White Sulphur Springs	54	1,093	1,032	1.96%	1,098	0.99
Scobey	55	1,057	1,008	1.64%	1,436	0.74
Harlowton	56	1,052	1,108	-1.68%	1,681	0.63
Ennis	57	1,046	937	3.77%	1,417	0.74
Browning	58	1,011	1,005	0.2%	3,663	0.28
Superior	59	989	836	5.78%	1,036	0.95
Darby	60	905	792	4.5%	1,484	0.61
Troy	61	898	802	3.82%	1,061	0.85
Pinesdale	62	897	810	3.46%	692	1.30
Philipsburg	63	863	839	0.94%	1,015	0.85
Fairview	64	839	898	-2.21%	1,047	0.80
Chester	65	826	847	-0.84%	1,696	0.49
St. Ignatius	66	821	769	2.24%	1,540	0.53
Poplar	67	779	770	0.39%	2,802	0.28
Sheridan	68	769	710	2.67%	762	1.01
Fairfield	69	763	751	0.53%	2,502	0.30
Harlem	70	759	768	-0.39%	1,816	0.42
Culbertson	71	758	749	0.4%	740	1.02
Bridger	72	735	667	3.23%	922	0.80
Walkerville	73	653	638	0.77%	293	2.23
Hot Springs	74	634	565	3.93%	1,651	0.38
Alberton	75	633	451	12.04%	1,157	0.55
Joliet	76	632	583	2.76%	2,307	0.27
Cascade	77	599	602	-0.17%	913	0.66
Big Sandy	78	594	597	-0.17%	1,245	0.48
Terry	79	582	558	1.39%	745	0.78
Circle	80	578	593	-0.86%	738	0.78
Belt	81	527	515	0.77%	1,559	0.34
Valier	82	516	486	1.98%	597	0.86
Broadus	83	471	465	0.43%	1,338	0.35
Wibaux	84	466	454	0.87%	434	1.07
Lodge Grass	85	434	443	-0.69%	1,682	0.26
Fromberg	86	430	396	2.87%	968	0.44
Stanford	87	429	414	1.18%	1,000	0.43
Ekalaka	88	422	395	2.18%	410	1.03
Twin Bridges	89	392	332	5.66%	387	1.01
Jordan	90	372	341	3.05%	1,066	0.35
Sunburst	91	368	359	0.82%	207	1.78
Clyde Park	92	347	335	1.17%	956	0.36
Dutton	93	299	296	0.34%	946	0.32
Nashua	94	296	299	-0.34%	420	0.70
Drummond	95	286	277	1.06%	519	0.55
Hysham	96	284	275	1.07%	1,297	0.22
Bainville	97	279	276	0.36%	278	1
Medicine Lake	98	247	244	0.41%	625	0.40
Fort Peck	99	237	240	-0.42%	265	0.89
Ryegate	100	237	228	1.28%	314	0.75
Virginia City	101	235	217	2.62%	247	0.95
Denton	102	214	205	1.42%	300	0.71
Lima	103	214	208	0.94%	391	0.55
Winnett	104	211	186	4.46%	207	1.02
Moore	105	204	195	1.49%	699	0.29
Froid	106	199	196	0.51%	319	0.62
Geraldine	107	199	202	-0.5%	347	0.57
Hobson	108	195	186	1.56%	911	0.21
Winifred	109	177	171	1.14%	338	0.52
Kevin	110	173	167	1.17%	479	0.36
Westby	111	166	166		295	0.56
Richey	112	165	165		640	0.26
Plevna	113	162	177	-2.99%	275	0.59
Saco	114	159	159		523	0.30
Lavina	115	157	151	1.29%	155	1.01
Melstone	116	139	127	2.96%	226	0.61
Broadview	117	137	140	-0.73%	523	0.26
Hingham	118	132	132		767	0.17
Dodson	119	126	126		759	0.17
Grass Range	120	118	112	1.72%	843	0.14
Judith Gap	121	114	120	-1.72%	343	0.33
Bearcreek	122	98	92	2.08%	860	0.11
Rexford	123	84	78	2.44%	988	0.09
Outlook	124	82	82		66	1.25
Opheim	125	73	73		349	0.21
Flaxville	126	65	59	3.17%	833	0.08
Neihart	127	43	43		22	1.99
Ismay	128	20	20		48	0.42

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Montana is one of the least populated states in the U.S. Its population of 1,052,343 puts it at 44th in terms of population when compared to the other states. Not surprisingly, there is just one city that has a population of over 100,000, which is Billings. As of 2017, this city had a population of 110,263. Coming in second place is Missoula, with a population of over 71,000, followed by Great Falls with a population that’s approaching 60,000 inhabitants. In total there are six cities in Montana with populations of at least 10,000, which includes Helena, the state capital.

There are a total of 129 incorporated municipalities that are designated as cities or towns. These are spread across the state’s 56 counties. Breaking this down further, Montana divides its cities into three different classes: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class. First Class cities have populations of over 10,000, Second Class cities have populations between 5,000 and 10,000, while Third Class cities have populations between 1,000 and 5,000. An increase or decrease in population can lead to a change in classes. Looking at individual municipalities, Ismay in Custer County is the smallest town with a population of just 19 inhabitants, while the smallest city is Judith Gap in Wheatland County, with a population of just 126 people.

Montana Cities by Population (2023)

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