Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Montana

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#56. Sanders County

- Population: 12,936
- Born in Montana: 4,489 (34.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 8,182 (63.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 32 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 233 (1.8% of population)

#55. Ravalli County

- Population: 45,807
- Born in Montana: 16,151 (35.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 27,905 (60.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 559 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,192 (2.6% of population)

#54. Park County

- Population: 17,484
- Born in Montana: 6,415 (36.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,477 (59.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 185 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 407 (2.3% of population)

#53. Gallatin County

- Population: 122,194
- Born in Montana: 45,423 (37.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 70,638 (57.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,174 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 4,959 (4.1% of population)

#52. Mineral County

- Population: 4,796
- Born in Montana: 1,808 (37.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,842 (59.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 68 (1.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 78 (1.6% of population)

#51. Madison County

- Population: 8,975
- Born in Montana: 3,409 (38.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,283 (58.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 31 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 252 (2.8% of population)

#50. Carter County

- Population: 1,361
- Born in Montana: 533 (39.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 823 (60.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 5 (0.4% of population)

#49. Musselshell County

- Population: 5,068
- Born in Montana: 2,167 (42.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,761 (54.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 46 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 94 (1.9% of population)

#48. Lincoln County

- Population: 20,656
- Born in Montana: 8,854 (42.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,999 (53.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 96 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 707 (3.4% of population)

#47. Flathead County

- Population: 108,445
- Born in Montana: 49,857 (46.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 54,369 (50.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,016 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,203 (3.0% of population)

#46. Broadwater County

- Population: 7,310
- Born in Montana: 3,416 (46.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,789 (51.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 105 (1.4% of population)

#45. Missoula County

- Population: 119,639
- Born in Montana: 56,233 (47.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 59,001 (49.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,005 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,400 (2.8% of population)

#44. Carbon County

- Population: 10,877
- Born in Montana: 5,115 (47.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,567 (51.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 67 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 128 (1.2% of population)

#43. Granite County

- Population: 3,419
- Born in Montana: 1,673 (48.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,658 (48.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 71 (2.1% of population)

#42. Meagher County

- Population: 1,979
- Born in Montana: 995 (50.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 923 (46.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 54 (2.7% of population)

#41. Jefferson County

- Population: 12,501
- Born in Montana: 6,286 (50.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 5,863 (46.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 82 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 270 (2.2% of population)

#40. Wibaux County

- Population: 1,148
- Born in Montana: 585 (51.0% of population)
- Born in a different state: 519 (45.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 44 (3.8% of population)

#39. Stillwater County

- Population: 9,052
- Born in Montana: 4,685 (51.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,231 (46.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 34 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 102 (1.1% of population)

#38. Beaverhead County

- Population: 9,590
- Born in Montana: 4,996 (52.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,470 (46.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 50 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 74 (0.8% of population)

#37. Powder River County

- Population: 1,762
- Born in Montana: 927 (52.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 786 (44.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 14 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 35 (2.0% of population)

#36. Lewis and Clark County

- Population: 72,580
- Born in Montana: 38,211 (52.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 32,458 (44.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 556 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,355 (1.9% of population)

#35. Sheridan County

- Population: 3,677
- Born in Montana: 1,940 (52.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,567 (42.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 96 (2.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 74 (2.0% of population)

#34. Sweet Grass County

- Population: 3,713
- Born in Montana: 1,960 (52.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,686 (45.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 26 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 41 (1.1% of population)

#33. Lake County

- Population: 32,073
- Born in Montana: 17,105 (53.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 13,944 (43.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 281 (0.9% of population)
- Born in another country: 743 (2.3% of population)

#32. Powell County

- Population: 7,029
- Born in Montana: 3,897 (55.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,858 (40.7% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 148 (2.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 126 (1.8% of population)

#31. Petroleum County

- Population: 401
- Born in Montana: 227 (56.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 169 (42.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 4 (1.0% of population)

#30. Cascade County

- Population: 84,601
- Born in Montana: 48,833 (57.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 32,687 (38.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,437 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 1,644 (1.9% of population)

#29. Yellowstone County

- Population: 167,340
- Born in Montana: 98,316 (58.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 64,893 (38.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 1,059 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 3,072 (1.8% of population)

#28. Richland County

- Population: 11,329
- Born in Montana: 6,719 (59.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,140 (36.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 149 (1.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 321 (2.8% of population)

#27. Dawson County

- Population: 8,874
- Born in Montana: 5,286 (59.6% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,395 (38.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 44 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 149 (1.7% of population)

#26. Golden Valley County

- Population: 840
- Born in Montana: 502 (59.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 326 (38.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 7 (0.8% of population)
- Born in another country: 5 (0.6% of population)

#25. Wheatland County

- Population: 2,049
- Born in Montana: 1,237 (60.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 783 (38.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 29 (1.4% of population)

#24. Treasure County

- Population: 761
- Born in Montana: 460 (60.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 273 (35.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 15 (2.0% of population)

#23. Toole County

- Population: 5,028
- Born in Montana: 3,078 (61.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,730 (34.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 48 (1.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 172 (3.4% of population)

#22. Fallon County

- Population: 2,817
- Born in Montana: 1,741 (61.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 996 (35.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 21 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 59 (2.1% of population)

#21. Teton County

- Population: 6,291
- Born in Montana: 3,967 (63.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,231 (35.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 70 (1.1% of population)
- Born in another country: 23 (0.4% of population)

#20. Deer Lodge County

- Population: 9,512
- Born in Montana: 6,004 (63.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,403 (35.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 49 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 56 (0.6% of population)

#19. Custer County

- Population: 11,938
- Born in Montana: 7,618 (63.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 4,077 (34.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 55 (0.5% of population)
- Born in another country: 188 (1.6% of population)

#18. Daniels County

- Population: 1,524
- Born in Montana: 986 (64.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 506 (33.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 32 (2.1% of population)

#17. Rosebud County

- Population: 8,236
- Born in Montana: 5,372 (65.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,726 (33.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 15 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 123 (1.5% of population)

#16. Fergus County

- Population: 11,581
- Born in Montana: 7,573 (65.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,779 (32.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 27 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 202 (1.7% of population)

#15. Judith Basin County

- Population: 2,053
- Born in Montana: 1,412 (68.8% of population)
- Born in a different state: 594 (28.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 12 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 35 (1.7% of population)

#14. Silver Bow County

- Population: 35,589
- Born in Montana: 24,667 (69.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 10,188 (28.6% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 228 (0.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 506 (1.4% of population)

#13. Prairie County

- Population: 1,251
- Born in Montana: 879 (70.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 266 (21.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20 (1.6% of population)
- Born in another country: 86 (6.9% of population)

#12. McCone County

- Population: 1,818
- Born in Montana: 1,281 (70.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 511 (28.1% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 26 (1.4% of population)

#11. Valley County

- Population: 7,540
- Born in Montana: 5,372 (71.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,068 (27.4% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 28 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 72 (1.0% of population)

#10. Chouteau County

- Population: 5,888
- Born in Montana: 4,261 (72.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,461 (24.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 99 (1.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 67 (1.1% of population)

#9. Pondera County

- Population: 6,012
- Born in Montana: 4,358 (72.5% of population)
- Born in a different state: 1,533 (25.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 20 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 101 (1.7% of population)

#8. Hill County

- Population: 16,260
- Born in Montana: 12,372 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 3,706 (22.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 53 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 129 (0.8% of population)

#7. Garfield County

- Population: 938
- Born in Montana: 714 (76.1% of population)
- Born in a different state: 224 (23.9% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 0 (0.0% of population)

#6. Big Horn County

- Population: 12,963
- Born in Montana: 9,937 (76.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,957 (22.8% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 0 (0.0% of population)
- Born in another country: 69 (0.5% of population)

#5. Phillips County

- Population: 4,224
- Born in Montana: 3,290 (77.9% of population)
- Born in a different state: 852 (20.2% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 17 (0.4% of population)
- Born in another country: 65 (1.5% of population)

#4. Roosevelt County

- Population: 10,665
- Born in Montana: 8,467 (79.4% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,062 (19.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 16 (0.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 120 (1.1% of population)

#3. Glacier County

- Population: 13,713
- Born in Montana: 11,061 (80.7% of population)
- Born in a different state: 2,398 (17.5% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 163 (1.2% of population)
- Born in another country: 91 (0.7% of population)

#2. Liberty County

- Population: 1,968
- Born in Montana: 1,638 (83.2% of population)
- Born in a different state: 282 (14.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 13 (0.7% of population)
- Born in another country: 35 (1.8% of population)

#1. Blaine County

- Population: 6,997
- Born in Montana: 5,898 (84.3% of population)
- Born in a different state: 999 (14.3% of population)
- Born in U.S. territories: 21 (0.3% of population)
- Born in another country: 79 (1.1% of population)

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