Big Horn County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Big Horn County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Big Horn County, MT is a small, rural county of 12,963 residents with an economy oriented toward agriculture and government services, reflected in a relatively high GDP per capita of $69,358 against a median household income of $58,750 and per capita income of just $22,453. The labor market is constrained, with a 13.7% unemployment rate, 58.8% labor force participation, and only 20.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county faces notable fiscal stress — a 23.6% poverty rate and a 3.1% population decline over five years — though housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $148,200 and median gross rent of $686 per month.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.1% since 2018
Big Horn County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8,607 (66.8%)
- White Alone3,851 (29.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races238 (1.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race122 (0.9%)
- Black or African American Alone34 (0.3%)
- Asian Alone25 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish106
- 2.German or other West Germanic33
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,574
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining636
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)546
- 4.Public Administration (Group)398
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities360
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,739
- 2.Service Occupations910
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations891
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations698
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations462
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.40×)637
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.44×)549
- 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.54×)169
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)530
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)1,411
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.