Sheridan County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Sheridan County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Sheridan County is a small, agriculture-oriented economy in northeastern Montana with a population of 3,677 that grew 2.9% over five years. The labor force is tight, with a 2.5% unemployment rate and 60.7% participation, while 24.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $35,845. Housing costs are low—median home value of $111,600 and median gross rent of $749/month—and a mean commute of 14.2 minutes reflects the county's rural, close-knit settlement pattern.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.9% since 2018
Sheridan County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone3,321 (90.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races161 (4.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone71 (1.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race69 (1.9%)
- Asian Alone24 (0.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone18 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island15
- 2.Other Indo-European5
- 3.Spanish4
- 4.German or other West Germanic4
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining466
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance377
- 3.Construction (Group)200
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services164
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)141
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations582
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations390
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations362
- 4.Service Occupations343
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations133
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 14.71×)409
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.40×)169
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)165
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.89×)362
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.76×)145
Housing
Education
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.