Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety28#2,233/3,096
Economy2#3,076/3,143
Housing62#1,203/3,140
Health2#3,077/3,144
Healthcare20#2,501/3,143
Environment87#395/3,108
Education14#2,694/3,144
Infrastructure52#1,507/3,144
Community14#2,711/3,144
Leisure & amenities71#910/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Glacier County, Montana ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Distance to an Amtrak station · low3 mi
99/100Montana 117 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Time spent in the emergency room · low77 min
98/100Montana 123 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Average commute time · low14.7 min
97/100Montana 19.1 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Hot days · low1 days
94/100Montana 15 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Median Air Quality Index · low23
94/100Montana 332025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.8 µg/m³
84/100Montana 6.6 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Weaknesses

Mammography screening · low21.0%
1/100Montana 47.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Frequent mental distress · high23.7%
1/100Montana 19.0%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Mental health care shortage · high21.0
1/100Montana 15.0United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Lack of reliable transportation · high20.0%
1/100Montana 8.1%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Suicide rate · high31.6 /100k
1/100Montana 30.3 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Premature death · high20,719 /100k
1/100Montana 8,503 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Access to exercise opportunitiesWorsening
52.7% (2010 & 2021) → 32.5% (2022 & 2024)
−20 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Drug overdose deathsWorsening
12.5 /100k (2021) → 24.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
+94%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
66.0% (2015-2019) → 84.0% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Firearm deathsWorsening
17.1 /100k (2021) → 29.9 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+75%5 yearsUS 14.7 /100k → 12.1 /100k
Drought exposureWorsening
51% (2021) → 61% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+10 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Property crime rateWorsening
839 /100k (2020) → 1,258 /100k (2025)
+50%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Glacier County, Montana improved on 6 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 19 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved6

Uninsured−5.1 points19.2% → 14.1%
Broadband+18 points66.0% → 84.0%
Unemployment−4.1 points9.1% → 5.0%
Household income+30%$41,808 → $54,492
Real income+35%$39,932 → $53,888

Declined2

Property crime+50%839 /100k → 1,258 /100k
Bachelor's+−4.9 points21.4% → 16.5%

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Glacier County, Montana between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.8 /10k2020	4.5 /10k2025	−23%	Within the margin of error	12%
Average commute time	16.0 min2015-2019	14.7 min2020-2024	−1.3 min	Within the margin of error	82%
Average weekly wage	$9132020	$1,0342025	+13%	Improved	4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%2015-2019	16.5%2020-2024	−4.9 points	Declined	1%
Broadband subscriptions	66.0%2015-2019	84.0%2020-2024	+18 points	Improved	90%
Child poverty rate	31.9%2019	29.1%2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Distance to an airport	70 mi2020	70 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	17.6 /100k2020	24.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+37%	Within the margin of error	8%
Effective property tax rate	0.47%2015-2019	0.49%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Firearm deaths	20.5 /100k2020	29.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+46%	Within the margin of error	8%
Grocery stores	2.9 /10k2020	3.0 /10k2025	+2%	Within the margin of error	62%
High school diploma or higher	89.6%2015-2019	85.0%2020-2024	−4.6 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	3.5×2020-2024	+0.5×	Within the margin of error	35%
Homicide rate	13.9 /100k2020	11.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−21%	Within the margin of error	43%
Income adjusted for local prices	$39,9322019	$53,8882024	+35%	Improved	69%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4802015-2019	0.4972020-2024	+0.017	Within the margin of error	26%
Median household income	$41,8082019	$54,4922024	+30%	Improved	77%
New business applications	6.0 /1k2020	6.2 /1k2025	+3.3%	Little change	10%
Poverty rate	25.7%2019	25.9%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Property crime rate	839 /100k2020	1,258 /100k2025	+50%	Declined	3%
Public libraries	2.2 /10k2019	1.5 /10k2024	−32%	Within the margin of error	2%
Rent as share of income	22.9%2015-2019	23.9%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Rent-burdened households	31.1%2015-2019	40.6%2020-2024	+9.5 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Restaurants and bars	10.2 /10k2020	11.9 /10k2025	+17%	Within the margin of error	82%
Students per teacher	13.5×2019	13.0×2024	−0.6×	Little change	45%
Suicide rate	26.9 /100k2020	31.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+17%	Within the margin of error	24%
Traffic deaths	37.9 /100k2015-2019	42.6 /100k2020-2024	+12%	Within the margin of error	40%
Unemployment rate	9.1%2020	5.0%2025	−4.1 points	Improved	84%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	19.2%2019	14.1%2024	−5.1 points	Improved	96%
Violent crime rate	253 /100k2020	164 /100k2025	−35%	Within the margin of error	74%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Glacier County, Montana five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Glacier County, Montana in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Glacier County, Montana itself moved −7.4 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

13,637 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−2.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

13,637 residents

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

White30%4,029
Black0.2%†27
Hispanic or Latino2.9%389
Asian0.6%81
American Indian and Alaska Native63%8,643
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.2%†32
Other or two or more races3.2%†436

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Asian (+0.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

8,226 residents (±91)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

No high school diploma15%1,238
High school or GED29%2,350
Some college26%2,137
Associate degree14%1,147
Bachelor's degree9.7%800
Graduate degree6.7%554

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−10.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

4,291 households (±173)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Under $25k30%1,276
$25k–50k21%920
$50k–75k16%686
$75k–100k9.5%407
$100k–150k14%†609
$150k–200k6.2%†267
$200k or more2.9%†126

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−8.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

4,291 households (±173)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Own64%2,734
Rent36%1,557

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,423 households (±205)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Under $75061%867
$750–1,00018%†258
$1,000–1,50020%†283
$1,500–2,0000.9%†13
$2,000–2,5000.1%†2
$2,500 or more0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $750 (−23.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25063View table on data.census.gov

Home values

2,734 homes (±233)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Under $150k44%1,191
$150k–250k25%673
$250k–400k21%†581
$400k–750k8.2%†225
$750k–1M0.2%†5
$1M or more2.2%†59

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $150k (−26.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25075View table on data.census.gov

Age of homes

5,350 homes (±38)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

2010 or later4.4%†237
2000–20097.6%405
1980–199925%1,344
1960–197932%1,697
1940–195918%952
Before 194013%715

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 2010 or later (+2.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25034View table on data.census.gov

Size of homes

5,350 homes (±38)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Studio3.3%†176
1 bedroom10%559
2 bedrooms27%1,452
3 bedrooms40%2,124
4 or more19%1,039

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 2 bedrooms (−5.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25041View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

4,816 workers (±403)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Drive alone64%3,102
Carpool14%671
Public transit0.6%†29
Walk7.1%†342
Bike0.0%0
Work from home13%†603
Other1.4%†69

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

4,213 workers (±398)

Glacier County, Montana
Montana share

Under 15 min59%2,475
15–29 min21%882
30–44 min15%647
45–59 min3.8%†162
An hour or more1.1%†47

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 15–29 min (−7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08303View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Glacier County has 230 employer establishments, 170 for every 10,000 residents (0.68× the US rate of 248; 0.45× Montana's), with 1,846 paid employees at an average annual pay of $55,367. The Census Bureau also counts 712 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 230; 712 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 170; US 248 · Montana 376
Paid employees: 1,846
Average annual pay: $55,367; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Glacier County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	23	17	0.92×About typical	190	$22,595	3
Traveler accommodation	12	8.9	4.91×More than typical	104	$116,558	12
Limited-service restaurants	11	8.1	1.01×About typical	132	$16,864	—
Specialty trade contractors	10	7.4	0.48×Fewer than typical	14	$62,214	78
Full-service restaurants	9	6.6	0.86×Too few to compare	54	$35,685	—
Ambulatory health care services	8	5.9	0.28×Too few to compare	75	$64,840	18
Lessors of real estate	7	5.2	0.42×Too few to compare	6	$17,833	33
Religious organizations	7	5.2	0.93×Too few to compare	18	$10,389	—
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	6	4.4	1.67×Too few to compare	17	$35,471	4
Gasoline stations	6	4.4	1.37×Too few to compare	135	$22,667	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	5	3.7	2.11×Too few to compare	22	$51,636	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	5	3.7	0.73×Too few to compare	32	$41,719	11

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 13,550 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $50.7M on contracts performed in Glacier County, Montana: $3,767 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $50.7M; +225% vs FY2025
Per resident: $3,767; US $1,995
Sole-source: 7.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Highway Administration$25M49%
National Park Service$18.7M37%
Indian Health Service$3.7M7.2%
Public Buildings Service$1.4M2.8%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$934.3K1.8%
Departmental Offices$410.1K0.8%
Forest Service$237.7K0.5%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$224.8K0.4%

Top recipients

GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$24.5M48%
BAIRCO CONSTRUCTION INC$18.6M37%
PRAIRIE BAND HEALTH SERVICES INC$5.9M12%
ELECTRONIC METROLOGY LABORATORY, LLC$1.2M2.4%
CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC$1M2.0%
TATCO LLC$719.5K1.4%
DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.$631.1K1.2%
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$525.7K1.0%

Spending by fiscal year

16.4MFY2017
20.5MFY2018
30.3MFY2019
39.9MFY2020
19.2MFY2021
46.8MFY2022
60.4MFY2023
130.8MFY2024
15.6MFY2025
50.7MFY2026

What was bought

Construction & real property$45.1M88%
Health & medical$3M5.9%
Facilities & utilities$2.2M4.2%
Equipment maintenance$916.2K1.8%
IT & telecom$95.5K0.2%

Top industries (NAICS)

Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$24.5M48%
Utility system construction · 2371$18.6M37%
Employment services · 5613$2.5M4.8%
Offices of physicians · 6211$1.5M3.0%
Facilities support services · 5612$1.5M2.9%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$1M2.0%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$604.5K1.2%
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance · 8112$588.2K1.2%

Largest awards

ST. MARY CANAL DIVERSION WORKS DAM REPLACEMENT AND FISH MODIFICATION, MILK RIVER PROJECT, MONTANA$92.2M
NW CONSTRUCTION, INC· Glacier County, MT· Construction & real property· Jun 3, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026· 140R6024C0008
MT FLAP BLACKF 12(1) & MT NP GLAC 12(2), FLAP & FLTP REHABILITATION OF TWO MEDICINE ROAD: CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON WFL PROJECT MT FLAP BLACKF 12(1) & MT NP GLAC 12(2), FLAP & FLTP REHABILITATION OF TWO MEDICINE ROAD. THIS WORK CONSIST$24.5M
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY· Glacier County, MT· Construction & real property· Aug 28, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 69056726C000017
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, SUPERVISION, AND TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY FOR BLACKFEET RESERVATION APARTMENT COMPLEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK, SPECIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL PROVISIONS, DRAWING$20.5M
SWANK ENTERPRISES, INC.· Glacier County, MT· Construction & real property· Nov 22, 2022 – Nov 13, 2025· 75H70123C00004
GLAC 318705 - PACKAGE #1 CONSTRUCTION SO$18.6M
BAIRCO CONSTRUCTION INC· Glacier County, MT· Construction & real property· Apr 13, 2026 – Jun 10, 2026· 140P2026C0013
GLAC 307606 - REPLACE SWIFT CURRENT WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, GAOA$9.9M
BAIRCO CONSTRUCTION INC· Glacier County, MT· Construction & real property· Sep 9, 2024 – May 26, 2026· 140P2024C0073
BFSU PBHS LOCUM PROVIDER SERVICES 12.01.25 TO 08.31.26 BASE OBLIGATED AMOUNT: $2,046,528.80 AGGREGATE OBLIGATED AMOUNT: $6,302,767.20$8.1M
PRAIRIE BAND HEALTH SERVICES INC· Glacier County, MT· Health & medical· Sep 19, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026· 75H70925C00008

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $150.9M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Glacier County, Montana: $11,211 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $150.9M; −0.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $11,211; US $12,975
Loan face value: $981.6K; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 4.5%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$32.9M22%
84.041 · Impact Aid$17.2M11%
14.867 · Indian Housing Block Grants$9.5M6.3%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$7.6M5.0%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$6.9M4.6%
20.289 · Tribal Transportation Program (TTP)$6.8M4.5%
17.258 · Wioa Adult Program$6.6M4.4%
15.075 · Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement$5.8M3.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION$42.6M28%
BROWNING, MT
COUNTY OF GLACIER SCHOOL DISTRICT 9$11.8M7.8%
BROWNING, MT
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$11.6M7.7%
HELENA, MT
BLACKFEET HOUSING PROGRAM$9.3M6.2%
BROWNING, MT
BLACKFEET COMMUNITY COLLEGE$6.2M4.1%
BROWNING, MT
BROWNING SCHOOL DISTRICT #9$5.5M3.6%
BROWNING, MT
GLACIER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC$2M1.4%
CUT BANK, MT
GLACIER COUNTY CUT BANK REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY$384.7K0.3%
CUT BANK, MT

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$46.1M31%
Department of Education$21.7M14%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$21.2M14%
Department of the Interior
Federal Highway Administration$18.3M12%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$9.3M6.2%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$7.7M5.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$6.1M4.0%
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Reclamation$5.8M3.8%
Department of the Interior

By type

Direct payments$84.1M56%
Grants$62.4M41%
Other assistance$4.4M2.9%
Insurance$17.7K0.0%
Loans$00.0%
$981.6K lent or guaranteed

Assistance by fiscal year

189.4MFY2021
188.4MFY2022
148.1MFY2023
172.3MFY2024
151.3MFY2025
150.9MFY2026

County aggregates

36%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Glacier County, Montana compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Glacier County, Montana
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2017	$1,191	$1,436
FY2018	$1,487	$1,552
FY2019	$2,215	$1,654
FY2020	$2,906	$1,880
FY2021	$1,400	$1,810
FY2022	$3,442	$1,917
FY2023	$4,457	$2,079
FY2024	$9,679	$2,047
FY2025	$1,157	$2,165
FY2026	$3,767 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2017	$206	$93.28
FY2018	$281	$105
FY2019	$1,052	$128
FY2020	$1,611	$145
FY2021	$366	$117
FY2022	$1,782	$138
FY2023	$2,077	$159
FY2024	$8,211	$157
FY2025	-$36.88	$149
FY2026	$3,354 (partial year)	$211
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2021	$7,040	$5,748
FY2022	$10,350	$5,221
FY2023	$9,436	$5,364
FY2024	$15,422	$5,501
FY2025	$5,504	$5,732
FY2026	$8,402 (partial year)	$5,464
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2021	$1,224	$298
FY2022	$822	$357
FY2023	$1,238	$301
FY2024	$591	$319
FY2025	$943	$360
FY2026	$1,390 (partial year)	$349

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2021	$527	$239
FY2022	$1,039	$185
FY2023	$529	$229
FY2024	$2,181	$229
FY2025	$724	$249
FY2026	$700 (partial year)	$201

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2021	$715	$2,304
FY2022	$683	$2,197
FY2023	$736	$2,274
FY2024	$701	$2,267
FY2025	$754	$2,397
FY2026	$705 (partial year)	$2,610
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Glacier County, Montana	United States
FY2021	$704	$1,186
FY2022	$145	$465
FY2023	$18.94	$76.52
FY2024	$0	$120
FY2025	$0	$148
FY2026	$0 (partial year)	$108

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Glacier County, Montana
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	−8.5%	2.0%
2015	0.4%	2.1%
2016	−0.4%	1.7%
2017	−1.0%	1.4%
2018	−0.1%	1.6%
2019	−0.2%	1.4%
2020	−8.3%	−6.1%
2021	4.2%	3.4%
2022	5.7%	4.3%
2023	1.3%	2.1%
2024	0.5%	1.2%
2025	0.0%	0.5%

Average weekly wageChange since 2016, %

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Average weekly wage, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	−3.1%	−4.2%
2015	−2.7%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.3%	+3.3%
2018	+6.9%	+6.8%
2019	+10.5%	+10.5%
2020	+29.3%	+19.4%
2021	+21.5%	+26.1%
2022	+26.6%	+30.6%
2023	+33.6%	+35.0%
2024	+40.4%	+41.0%
2025	+46.5%	+46.8%

Unemployment ratepercent

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Unemployment rate, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	10.5%	6.2%
2015	9.2%	5.3%
2016	8.3%	4.9%
2017	7.6%	4.4%
2018	7.4%	3.9%
2019	7.1%	3.7%
2020	9.1%	8.1%
2021	6.5%	5.4%
2022	4.8%	3.7%
2023	4.8%	3.6%
2024	4.5%	4.0%
2025	5.0%	4.3%

Personal income per capitaChange since 2016, %

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Personal income per capita, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	−4.3%	−5.5%
2015	−3.6%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−0.9%	+4.1%
2018	+6.4%	+8.9%
2019	+16.0%	+13.5%
2020	+28.4%	+20.8%
2021	+30.1%	+32.1%
2022	+44.5%	+35.4%
2023	+53.8%	+42.9%
2024	+54.1%	+49.5%

New homes permittedper 1,000 people

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New homes permitted, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	0.1/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.0/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.0/1k	3.7/1k
2017	0.0/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.0/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.0/1k	4.2/1k
2020	0.0/1k	4.4/1k
2021	0.0/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.0/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.0/1k	4.5/1k
2024	0.0/1k	4.3/1k
2025	0.0/1k	4.2/1k

Median household incomeChange since 2016, %

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Median household income, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	−10.2%	−6.9%
2015	−14.9%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.1%	+4.7%
2018	+1.4%	+7.5%
2019	+12.4%	+14.0%
2020	+9.7%	+16.9%
2021	+20.3%	+21.0%
2022	+24.4%	+29.7%
2023	+38.2%	+34.9%
2024	+46.5%	+41.6%

Poverty ratepercent

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Poverty rate, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	31.8%	15.5%
2015	28.1%	14.7%
2016	28.3%	14.0%
2017	26.2%	13.4%
2018	27.0%	13.1%
2019	25.7%	12.3%
2020	24.3%	11.9%
2021	24.6%	12.8%
2022	25.8%	12.6%
2023	28.0%	12.5%
2024	25.9%	12.1%

Typical home valueChange since 2016, %

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Typical home value, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	—	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	—	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	−5.2% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	−3.8% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	−4.7% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+0.1% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+24.1% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+48.6% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+59.6% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+71.0% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+66.0% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Uninsured residents (under 65)percent

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Uninsured residents (under 65), Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	27.3%	13.5%
2015	25.5%	10.9%
2016	21.0%	10.0%
2017	19.9%	10.2%
2018	17.9%	10.4%
2019	19.2%	10.8%
2020	17.1%	10.4%
2021	17.7%	10.2%
2022	12.7%	9.5%
2023	13.4%	9.5%
2024	14.1%	9.8%

New business applicationsper 1,000 people

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New business applications, Glacier County, Montana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Glacier County, Montana	United States
2014	5.2/1k	8.5/1k
2015	4.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	3.8/1k	9.1/1k
2017	3.7/1k	9.8/1k
2018	4.4/1k	10.7/1k
2019	5.3/1k	10.6/1k
2020	6.0/1k	13.1/1k
2021	6.5/1k	16.2/1k
2022	5.7/1k	15.1/1k
2023	8.1/1k	16.2/1k
2024	6.9/1k	15.4/1k
2025	6.2/1k	16.6/1k

Calendar years

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Construction contracts · FY2019

$1,052 per resident in FY2019, against an earlier average of $243 (4.3× that).

Compared with 7 similar counties

Glacier County, Montana
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Job growth: change since 2018points

In the year after: −6.6 points compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is outside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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Job growth: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−0.3 points	−1.5 points	−2.4 points to −0.8 points
Year −2	−0.9 points	−1.2 points	−6.0 points to +1.7 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−0.1 points	+0.3 points	−1.5 points to +2.2 points
Year +1	−8.2 points	−1.6 points	−6.4 points to +0.6 points
Year +2	+4.3 points	+2.3 points	−0.4 points to +4.8 points

New homes permitted: change since 2018per 1,000 people

In the year after: −0.83 per 1,000 people compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is outside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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New homes permitted: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.21 per 1,000 people	−0.09 per 1,000 people to +0.88 per 1,000 people
Year −2	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.30 per 1,000 people	−0.06 per 1,000 people to +0.74 per 1,000 people
Year −1	0.00 per 1,000 people	0.00 per 1,000 people	0.00 per 1,000 people to 0.00 per 1,000 people
Year 0	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.49 per 1,000 people	−0.09 per 1,000 people to +1.63 per 1,000 people
Year +1	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.83 per 1,000 people	+0.17 per 1,000 people to +1.41 per 1,000 people
Year +2	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.83 per 1,000 people	−0.09 per 1,000 people to +1.79 per 1,000 people

Construction contracts · FY2022

$1,782 per resident in FY2022, against an earlier average of $703 (2.5× that).

Compared with 5 similar counties

Glacier County, Montana
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Job growth: change since 2021points

In the year after: −1.8 points compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is outside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 2 similar counties

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Job growth: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−4.4 points	−2.6 points	−3.1 points to −2.1 points
Year −2	−12.5 points	−5.1 points	−6.3 points to −3.8 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+1.5 points	−0.8 points	−0.9 points to −0.6 points
Year +1	−2.9 points	−1.1 points	−1.8 points to −0.4 points
Year +2	−3.7 points	−3.6 points	−4.4 points to −2.8 points

New homes permitted: change since 2021per 1,000 people

In the year after: +0.57 per 1,000 people compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is inside the range of its comparison counties.

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New homes permitted: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	0.00 per 1,000 people	−0.24 per 1,000 people	−1.03 per 1,000 people to +0.11 per 1,000 people
Year −2	0.00 per 1,000 people	−0.15 per 1,000 people	−0.83 per 1,000 people to +0.18 per 1,000 people
Year −1	0.00 per 1,000 people	0.00 per 1,000 people	0.00 per 1,000 people to 0.00 per 1,000 people
Year 0	0.00 per 1,000 people	+0.78 per 1,000 people	−0.03 per 1,000 people to +1.68 per 1,000 people
Year +1	0.00 per 1,000 people	−0.57 per 1,000 people	−2.54 per 1,000 people to +0.02 per 1,000 people
Year +2	0.00 per 1,000 people	−0.83 per 1,000 people	−2.32 per 1,000 people to +0.11 per 1,000 people

Federal contracts · FY2023

$4,457 per resident in FY2023, against an earlier average of $2,107 (2.1× that).

Compared with 12 similar counties

Glacier County, Montana
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Job growth: change since 2022points

In the year after: −1.8 points compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is inside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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Job growth: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−14.0 points	−13.9 points	−17.2 points to −8.6 points
Year −2	−1.5 points	−0.6 points	−3.5 points to +4.2 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−4.4 points	−2.8 points	−6.6 points to +0.2 points
Year +1	−5.2 points	−3.4 points	−5.4 points to −1.1 points
Year +2	−5.7 points	−4.1 points	−9.4 points to −0.5 points

Unemployment rate: change since 2022points

In the year after: −0.68 points compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is outside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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Unemployment rate: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+4.3 points	+4.4 points	+3.8 points to +5.4 points
Year −2	+1.7 points	+1.1 points	−0.1 points to +2.8 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	0.0 points	+0.1 points	−0.3 points to +0.5 points
Year +1	−0.3 points	+0.4 points	+0.1 points to +0.8 points
Year +2	+0.2 points	+0.4 points	−0.3 points to +1.1 points

Personal income per capita: change since 2022%

In the year after: −2.9% compared with the comparison counties' average. The county's change is inside the range of its comparison counties.

Compared with 5 similar counties

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Personal income per capita: Glacier County, Montana and its comparison counties, by year from the money
Year	Glacier County, Montana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−11.1%	−10.4%	−12.3% to −8.3%
Year −2	−9.9%	−2.2%	−4.7% to +1.1%
Year −1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0% to 0.0%
Year 0	+6.5%	+4.6%	+2.2% to +7.3%
Year +1	+6.7%	+9.5%	+4.1% to +13.4%

Jumps not compared

FY2020, Construction contracts: one recipient accounted for most of the increase.
FY2023, Construction contracts: follows an earlier jump, so the comparison years overlap.
FY2024, Construction contracts: one recipient accounted for most of the increase.
FY2024, Federal contracts: one recipient accounted for most of the increase.
FY2024, Housing assistance: one recipient accounted for most of the increase.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/30035

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Glacier County, Montana is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Ryan K. ZinkeR-MT-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 3.0%

Senate

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Cities and towns in Glacier County

Places whose residents live mostly in Glacier County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

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Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-07
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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