Population

In a state where some cities are bustling, others are quietly fading away.

Those numbers may not be huge but Wyoming may be the next move to hot spot.

It's becoming more difficult to keep up with how large Montana's cities have become, mostly because they keep growing at an impressive rate. There was a time where Montana license plate numbers would immediately let you know what county the car was from - the first number reflected the county size, in order, decades ago.

Rapid growth gets a lot of attention in Montana, but a whopping 25% of our counties have experienced drops in net migration from 2020 - 2022. Some counties saw hundreds moving out.

Sure, I'm stretching the definition of 'town' a bit but 'census designated place' doesn't have much personality. Montana is the perfect state to search for super small towns that have real charm and/or something pretty cool in their backyard.

Last week, I talked about the shocking statistic that only nearly 54% of Montana's population is made up of people who were born here. Here's what others have said as a reaction to this study!

With an estimated 1.1 million people living in the Treasure State, we've got quite a decent number of Montanans here. However, the actual number of native Montanans is much lower than that.

Looking for real estate bargains? These six counties in Montana shrank in population from 2020 to 2021.

Despite the old saying, "Montana is full, GO HOME!", they keep coming.

These pictures show how much Bozeman has changed in the past 10 years. You probably won't be able to recognize some places.