Montana

The freest counties in Montana (2026)

Montana has 56 counties in the ranking. The freest is Beaverhead, #1 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores6.79 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 10 of 10 for 2a, which every county in Montana shares.

1. 1BeaverheadMontana
2. 2MadisonMontana
3. 4CarterMontana
4. 7GarfieldMontana
5. 8PowellMontana
6. 9FallonMontana
7. 10BroadwaterMontana
8. 11PhillipsMontana
9. 13Sweet GrassMontana
10. 16RavalliMontana
11. 18McConeMontana
12. 19SheridanMontana
13. 21WibauxMontana
14. 22GraniteMontana
15. 25Powder RiverMontana
16. 27Golden ValleyMontana
17. 31PrairieMontana
18. 35MeagherMontana
19. 37TetonMontana
20. 41MusselshellMontana
21. 45GallatinMontana
22. 49LibertyMontana
23. 51PetroleumMontana
24. 55JeffersonMontana
25. 60StillwaterMontana
26. 65Judith BasinMontana
27. 67FergusMontana
28. 71RichlandMontana
29. 83TreasureMontana
30. 86WheatlandMontana
31. 93ParkMontana
32. 97MineralMontana
33. 98SandersMontana
34. 121TooleMontana
35. 146LincolnMontana
36. 150DanielsMontana
37. 160FlatheadMontana
38. 161CarbonMontana
39. 163ValleyMontana
40. 167DawsonMontana
41. 180CusterMontana
42. 187PonderaMontana
43. 223Silver BowMontana
44. 232ChouteauMontana
45. 247Lewis and ClarkMontana
46. 274LakeMontana
47. 289Deer LodgeMontana
48. 393YellowstoneMontana
49. 401MissoulaMontana
50. 757BlaineMontana
51. 761CascadeMontana
52. 791RosebudMontana
53. 894HillMontana
54. 930RooseveltMontana
55. 1578GlacierMontana
56. 1900Big HornMontana

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.