Montana
State Government
Governor
Greg Gianforte (R)
State Senate
16
Democrats,
34
Republicans
State House
32
Democrats,
68
Republicans
Montana
Economic well-being - Montana
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
10.6
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
10.2%
Unemployment rate
2.9
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
8.8
Housing - Montana
Home foreclosure rate
1 in 20918
People experiencing homelessness
2,008.0
Households paying more than 50% of income on housing
27,300.0
Percent renters
0.3
February 14, 2025
Montana House Advances Medicaid Expansion Bill With Bipartisan Support
“HELENA, Mont. — A key Medicaid expansion bill passed the Montana House of Representatives Monday, one step closer to removing the sunset date on a program that has provided insurance coverage to thousands of Montanans.
March 21, 2018
Bids to bring fiber internet to schools are denied funding seven times more often than other projects
January 6, 2018