Sweet Grass County, MT
Demographic and economic profile of Sweet Grass County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Sweet Grass County is a small, rural Montana county with a population of 3,713 that grew 1.6% over the past five years, reflecting modest but positive momentum. The labor force is tight, with a 2.2% unemployment rate and 61.5% participation rate, while 96.4% of residents hold a high school diploma, though only 23.1% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $40,665. Housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $295,500 with a 79.7% homeownership rate, and the county's GDP per capita of $58,290 notably exceeds its per capita income of $39,756, suggesting meaningful economic output relative to its small resident base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.6% since 2018
Sweet Grass County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone3,376 (90.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races113 (3.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race65 (1.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone63 (1.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone57 (1.5%)
- Black or African American Alone39 (1.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish60
- 2.German or other West Germanic30
- 3.Other Indo-European3
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining385
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance325
- 3.Construction (Group)268
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)178
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)149
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations669
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations535
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations278
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations247
- 5.Service Occupations222
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.