Disaster payments in Montana totaled $21.2 million in 2016
Counties in Montana Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2016
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Carter County, Montana | $2,752,846 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2 | Glacier County, Montana | $2,025,629 | 9.5% | 22.5% |
| 3 | Custer County, Montana | $2,003,054 | 9.4% | 31.9% |
| 4 | Beaverhead County, Montana | $1,857,834 | 8.7% | 40.7% |
| 5 | Rosebud County, Montana | $1,693,145 | 8.0% | 48.6% |
| 6 | Powder River County, Montana | $1,107,960 | 5.2% | 53.8% |
| 7 | Garfield County, Montana | $934,119 | 4.4% | 58.2% |
| 8 | Powell County, Montana | $851,238 | 4.0% | 62.2% |
| 9 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | $741,313 | 3.5% | 65.7% |
| 10 | Teton County, Montana | $682,675 | 3.2% | 68.9% |
| 11 | Prairie County, Montana | $621,163 | 2.9% | 71.9% |
| 12 | Lake County, Montana | $541,473 | 2.5% | 74.4% |
| 13 | Fallon County, Montana | $499,761 | 2.4% | 76.8% |
| 14 | Pondera County, Montana | $488,261 | 2.3% | 79.1% |
| 15 | Granite County, Montana | $425,093 | 2.0% | 81.1% |
| 16 | Jefferson County, Montana | $366,909 | 1.7% | 82.8% |
| 17 | Big Horn County, Montana | $353,330 | 1.7% | 84.5% |
| 18 | Toole County, Montana | $347,663 | 1.6% | 86.1% |
| 19 | Sanders County, Montana | $257,363 | 1.2% | 87.3% |
| 20 | Richland County, Montana | $228,708 | 1.1% | 88.4% |
| 21 | Treasure County, Montana | $222,842 | 1.0% | 89.4% |
| 22 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | $185,504 | 0.9% | 90.3% |
| 23 | Broadwater County, Montana | $181,376 | 0.9% | 91.2% |
| 24 | Dawson County, Montana | $180,330 | 0.8% | 92.0% |
| 25 | Madison County, Montana | $172,702 | 0.8% | 92.8% |
| 26 | Ravalli County, Montana | $141,955 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 27 | Chouteau County, Montana | $129,895 | 0.6% | 94.1% |
| 28 | Lincoln County, Montana | $121,462 | 0.6% | 94.7% |
| 29 | Missoula County, Montana | $114,552 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 30 | Stillwater County, Montana | $99,784 | 0.5% | 95.7% |
| 31 | Petroleum County, Montana | $97,455 | 0.5% | 96.1% |
| 32 | Silver Bow County, Montana | $88,674 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 33 | Blaine County, Montana | $82,190 | 0.4% | 96.9% |
| 34 | McCone County, Montana | $79,058 | 0.4% | 97.3% |
| 35 | Flathead County, Montana | $76,885 | 0.4% | 97.7% |
| 36 | Fergus County, Montana | $72,521 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 37 | Roosevelt County, Montana | $66,010 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 38 | Musselshell County, Montana | $49,400 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 39 | Gallatin County, Montana | $47,162 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 40 | Hill County, Montana | $36,021 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 41 | Valley County, Montana | $34,047 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 42 | Sheridan County, Montana | $28,077 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 43 | Yellowstone County, Montana | $26,428 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 44 | Carbon County, Montana | $24,495 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 45 | Sweet Grass County, Montana | $21,521 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 46 | Liberty County, Montana | $21,179 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 47 | Park County, Montana | $20,698 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 48 | Meagher County, Montana | $19,450 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 49 | Golden Valley County, Montana | $5,721 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 50 | Wheatland County, Montana | $5,264 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 51 | Cascade County, Montana | $5,216 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 52 | Phillips County, Montana | $5,004 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | Wibaux County, Montana | $2,876 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 54 | Mineral County, Montana | $1,756 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 55 | Judith Basin County, Montana | $1,528 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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