2025

Cities in Montana ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 126 cities in Montana based on their White population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest White population in Montana

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  • 1
    Billings
    White population in Billings is 108,894
    86.42% of Billings population is White
  • 2
    Missoula
    White population in Missoula is 71,502
    87.50% of Missoula population is White
  • 3
    Great Falls
    White population in Great Falls is 55,390
    84.92% of Great Falls population is White
  • 4
    Bozeman
    White population in Bozeman is 51,671
    88.02% of Bozeman population is White
  • 5
    Helena
    White population in Helena is 31,937
    90.74% of Helena population is White

List of 126 cities in Montana by White Population

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Rank by White Population
City
White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Montana White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Billings 108,894 86.42% 21.04%
2 Missoula 71,502 87.50% 13.82%
3 Great Falls 55,390 84.92% 10.70%
4 Bozeman 51,671 88.02% 9.99%
5 Helena 31,937 90.74% 6.17%
6 Kalispell 25,744 89.00% 4.98%
7 Belgrade 10,473 87.03% 2.02%
8 8,385 93.75% 1.62%
9 8,289 95.70% 1.60%
10 8,165 91.08% 1.58%
11 8,089 80.13% 1.56%
12 6,871 88.23% 1.33%
13 5,864 87.09% 1.13%
14 5,702 91.57% 1.10%
15 5,263 92.12% 1.02%
16 4,891 95.58% 0.95%
17 4,648 93.13% 0.90%
18 4,151 66.83% 0.80%
19 3,807 90.45% 0.74%
20 3,031 91.68% 0.59%
21 2,964 95.55% 0.57%
22 2,759 87.84% 0.53%
23 2,659 81.17% 0.51%
24 2,418 90.16% 0.47%
25 2,395 71.77% 0.46%
26 2,264 91.73% 0.44%
27 2,146 48.33% 0.41%
28 2,129 92.16% 0.41%
29 2,098 89.35% 0.41%
30 2,097 92.26% 0.41%
31 1,971 94.58% 0.38%
32 1,968 89.05% 0.38%
33 1,891 93.66% 0.37%
34 1,855 89.35% 0.36%
35 1,836 87.43% 0.35%
36 1,781 92.62% 0.34%
37 1,710 78.19% 0.33%
38 1,637 92.17% 0.32%
39 1,599 88.88% 0.31%
40 1,583 82.97% 0.31%
41 1,548 87.21% 0.30%
42 1,455 94.05% 0.28%
43 1,453 92.61% 0.28%
44 1,407 88.88% 0.27%
45 1,381 88.81% 0.27%
46 1,367 57.58% 0.26%
47 1,348 71.13% 0.26%
48 1,251 93.08% 0.24%
49 1,176 38.65% 0.23%
50 1,137 94.04% 0.22%
51 1,044 91.18% 0.20%
52 1,039 94.28% 0.20%
53 1,010 95.19% 0.20%
54 974 92.06% 0.19%
55 946 86.00% 0.18%
56 899 95.74% 0.17%
57 881 95.66% 0.17%
58 843 94.40% 0.16%
59 839 93.53% 0.16%
60 785 91.28% 0.15%
61 768 79.67% 0.15%
62 765 93.75% 0.15%
63 730 95.05% 0.14%
64 697 95.74% 0.13%
65 688 58.80% 0.13%
66 676 93.63% 0.13%
67 652 96.17% 0.13%
68 635 92.97% 0.12%
69 609 99.02% 0.12%
70 602 96.47% 0.12%
71 545 83.21% 0.11%
72 536 85.76% 0.10%
72 536 86.87% 0.10%
73 526 84.03% 0.10%
74 525 96.69% 0.10%
75 522 76.88% 0.10%
76 480 89.22% 0.09%
77 460 43.73% 0.09%
78 432 86.40% 0.08%
79 418 97.21% 0.08%
80 417 92.87% 0.08%
81 379 95.23% 0.07%
82 364 94.30% 0.07%
83 356 92.71% 0.07%
84 287 95.99% 0.06%
85 280 93.65% 0.05%
86 273 86.12% 0.05%
87 266 78.47% 0.05%
88 264 98.88% 0.05%
89 261 78.14% 0.05%
90 260 97.01% 0.05%
91 256 91.43% 0.05%
92 253 100.00% 0.05%
93 251 94.36% 0.05%
94 237 100.00% 0.05%
95 236 78.67% 0.05%
96 215 89.21% 0.04%
97 208 94.55% 0.04%
97 208 92.86% 0.04%
98 207 96.28% 0.04%
99 204 87.55% 0.04%
100 198 96.12% 0.04%
101 178 90.36% 0.03%
102 173 100.00% 0.03%
103 154 98.72% 0.03%
104 147 98.66% 0.03%
105 144 87.80% 0.03%
106 143 91.08% 0.03%
107 142 46.25% 0.03%
108 138 19.97% 0.03%
109 133 83.13% 0.03%
110 131 100.00% 0.03%
111 125 88.65% 0.02%
112 109 98.20% 0.02%
113 100 61.73% 0.02%
114 97 97.98% 0.02%
115 95 100.00% 0.02%
116 91 97.85% 0.02%
117 84 96.55% 0.02%
118 73 100.00% 0.01%
119 52 67.53% 0.01%
120 46 97.87% 0.01%
121 33 91.67% 0.01%
122 31 3.10% 0.01%
123 30 5.98% 0.01%
124 9 1.81% -

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Montana by their White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines White Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as White, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as White alone, while others identify as White along with another race (such as White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and White .
  • We’ve used the “White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as White alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as White .
  2. % of Total Montana White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. White population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small White populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported White population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where White populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.