How many people live in Daniels County, MT?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1,600 people living in Daniels County, MT. That makes Daniels County the 49th-most populous county in Montana. It is home to 0.14% of people living in the state.
1.63K
population of Daniels County, MT (2024)
0.14%
County share of the Montana population (2024)
About 1,600 people lived in Daniels County, MT in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Daniels County, MT’s age demographics?
About 472 Daniels County, MT residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 29% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 21.1% of Montana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 330 Daniels County residents, or 20.3% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.5% of Montana’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Daniels County, MT's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Daniels County, MT’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 90.2% of the Daniels County, MT population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Daniels County, MT also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (3.2%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Daniels County’s Hispanic population accounts for 3.5%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.31% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Daniels County, MT has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Montana as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Daniels County, MT is Scobey with about 979 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Daniels County, MT ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scobey | 979 |
| 2. | Flaxville | 59 |
| 3. | Balance of Daniels County | 587 |
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