Sweet Grass County

Sweet Grass County, Montana

At a Glance

Population	3,678
County Seat	Sweet Grass County Courthouse
State FIPS	30
County FIPS	097
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	1,739
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	3,697
Median Age	43.6
Veterans	275
Housing Units	1,870
Uninsured	58
Net Migration (recent)	76
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	179
Total Employees	1,367
Avg Annual Pay	$68,954
Median Household Income	$64,872
Poverty Rate	6.0%
Unemployment Rate	2.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$75,752
Federal Spending FY2024	$27,955,116
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,601

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$271,100
Median Rent	$876
FMR Studio	$836
FMR 1BR	$902
FMR 2BR	$1,140
FMR 3BR	$1,597
FMR 4BR	$1,819

Health & Safety

Hospitals	2
EMS Stations	5
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	4
Adult Smoking	16.1%
Adult Obesity	33.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	18.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	12.66
Electric Customers	557432
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	4
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	8
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	4
SNAP Stores	6
Bank Branches	3

Agriculture

Total Farms	215
Land in Farms (acres)	921,433
Avg Farm Size (acres)	4,285.7
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (9)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING	2022-06-16
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-31
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2011-06-17
FM	DERBY FIRE	2006-08-30
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
FM	MT-HOBBLE FIRE-08/07/2003	2003-08-11
DR	WILDFIRES	2000-08-30
DR	SEVERE STORMS,ICE JAMS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING	1997-07-25

Detailed Topics

Communities in Sweet Grass County

Big Timber — pop 1,650
Greycliff — pop 89

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.