Sweet Grass County , Montana

Population: 3,713 residents · 2023 Census ACS

Income $69,426 Home $295,500 Rent $1,073/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Sources: CDC PLACES·FEMA NRI·Census ACS · Methodology

With under 5,000 residents, Sweet Grass County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $296,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Sweet Grass County in the bottom 8% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.

$69,426
Median Income
household
$295,500
Home Value
median
$1,073/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate

Income & Housing

Median Household Income $69,426
Per Capita Income $39,756
Poverty Rate 7.8%
Median Home Value $295,500
Median Gross Rent $1,073/mo
Owner Occupied 76.2%
Renter Occupied 23.8%

Demographics & Education

Total Population 3,713
Median Age 44 yrs
Bachelor's or Higher 23.1%

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults

29.4%
Obesity
10.9%
Diabetes
13.9%
Smoking
36.1%
High Blood Pressure
22.0%
No Physical Activity
25.1%
Depression
31.5%
Insufficient Sleep
67.9%
Annual Checkup

Natural Hazard Risk

FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores

Very Low

Overall risk score: 8.1  ·  8th national percentile

🌪️ Tornado
3.75
🔥 Wildfire
88.10
❄️ Winter Storm
32.15
🌍 Earthquake
34.86
☀️ Drought
18.16

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