What is the poverty rate in Broadwater County, MT?
Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 12.7% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 964 people were considered in poverty.
12.7%
of the population (2020–2024)
964
people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Broadwater County's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is higher than the 8.5% poverty rate during the previous five years 2010–2014.
In 2024, 12.7% of the population in Broadwater County, MT were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
In 2020–2024, 964 residents of Broadwater County were living under the poverty line, up 92% from 502 during the previous five years (2015–2019).
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In 2020–2024, about 964 people in Broadwater County, MT were living under the poverty line.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Broadwater County increased from 5.2% to 20.3%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years increased from 9.3% to 10%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 9.4% to 12.6%.
In Broadwater County, MT, the poverty rate for children increased from 5.2% in 2015–2019 to 20.3% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate
Among racial or ethnic groups in Broadwater County during 2020–2024, one had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: Two or more races.
Six groups had a lower than average poverty rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Some other race, and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the Two or more races population shifted the most, increasing from 0% in 2015–2019 to 29.2% in 2020–2024.
In Broadwater County, MT, the poverty rate for people identifying as two or more races population increased from 0% in 2015–2019 to 29.2% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
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