Top 100 Biggest Cities in Montana

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Billings	120,864	1.1%
2	Missoula	77,757	1.7%
3	Great Falls	60,422	0.0%
4	Bozeman	57,305	2.6%
5	Butte-Silver Bow	35,701	1.1%
6	Helena	34,464	2.1%
7	Kalispell	29,886	6.7%
8	Belgrade	12,509	5.2%
9	Anaconda-Deer Lodge County	9,673	0.9%
10	Havre	9,330	-0.1%
11	Whitefish	9,163	5.3%
12	Livingston	8,908	2.7%
13	Miles City	8,438	0.3%
14	Laurel	7,193	-0.1%
15	Lewistown	6,149	1.0%
16	Sidney	6,112	-1.2%
17	Columbia Falls	5,723	2.2%
18	Polson	5,613	2.4%
19	Hamilton	5,268	4.0%
20	Glendive	4,796	-0.6%
21	Dillon	4,176	2.5%
22	Hardin	3,709	-0.0%
23	Shelby	3,270	1.6%
24	Glasgow	3,180	0.0%
25	Libby	3,169	4.7%
26	Deer Lodge	3,030	1.2%
27	Cut Bank	3,017	-0.2%
28	Red Lodge	2,610	5.3%
29	Wolf Point	2,517	-1.1%
30	Conrad	2,402	1.3%
31	Stevensville	2,210	3.4%
32	Ronan	2,172	2.2%
33	East Helena	2,138	3.4%
34	Townsend	2,133	5.8%
35	Manhattan	2,109	0.1%
36	Colstrip	2,055	-0.7%
37	Three Forks	1,986	-0.1%
38	Roundup	1,960	3.9%
39	Columbus	1,906	1.0%
40	Malta	1,872	0.5%
41	Baker	1,800	0.2%
42	Choteau	1,787	1.5%
43	Big Timber	1,686	0.7%
44	Plentywood	1,647	-0.3%
45	Forsyth	1,616	-0.2%
46	Eureka	1,533	3.6%
47	Thompson Falls	1,472	3.3%
48	Fort Benton	1,425	-2.0%
49	Boulder	1,283	2.7%
50	West Yellowstone	1,222	-1.3%
51	Plains	1,222	3.2%
52	Chinook	1,160	-0.5%
53	Whitehall	1,080	2.2%
54	Ennis	1,047	3.8%
55	White Sulphur Springs	1,022	-0.3%
56	Browning	1,005	–
57	Scobey	983	-0.8%
58	Harlowton	949	-5.0%
59	Superior	925	3.4%
60	Philipsburg	910	2.7%
61	Troy	899	3.9%
62	Fairview	866	-1.2%
63	Pinesdale	865	2.2%
64	Darby	860	2.8%
65	Chester	853	0.2%
66	St. Ignatius	820	2.2%
67	Fairfield	784	1.4%
68	Sheridan	761	2.3%
69	Harlem	756	-0.5%
70	Poplar	727	-1.9%
71	Culbertson	718	-1.4%
72	Bridger	714	2.3%
73	Walkerville	659	1.1%
74	Joliet	620	2.1%
75	Hot Springs	617	3.0%
76	Big Sandy	588	-0.5%
77	Cascade	587	-0.8%
78	Terry	574	0.9%
79	Circle	572	-1.2%
80	Valier	551	4.3%
81	Alberton	527	5.3%
82	Belt	523	0.5%
83	Broadus	469	0.3%
84	Wibaux	449	-0.4%
85	Lodge Grass	429	-1.1%
86	Fromberg	422	2.1%
87	Ekalaka	410	1.3%
88	Stanford	410	-0.3%
89	Twin Bridges	385	5.1%
90	Jordan	365	2.3%
91	Sunburst	351	-0.7%
92	Clyde Park	346	1.1%
93	Dutton	314	2.0%
94	Drummond	296	2.2%
95	Nashua	294	-0.6%
96	Hysham	278	0.4%
97	Bainville	263	-1.6%
98	Medicine Lake	244	–
99	Virginia City	242	3.7%
100	Fort Peck	235	-0.7%

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What is the largest city in Montana?

The largest city in Montana is Billings, with a population of 120,864. Billings is the 242nd largest city in the US. The second largest city is Missoula, with a population of 77,757, and is the 471st largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in Montana?

There is one major city in Montana, which is Billings. A major city is city with a population greater than 100,000.

What is the capital of Montana?

The capital of Montana is Helena, whose most recent population was 34,464. Helena is the 6th largest city in the state of Montana.

What is the fastest growing city in Montana?

Among the 100 largest cities in Montana, the fastest growing city is Belgrade, whose population has grown 110.7% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Montana?

Among the 100 largest cities in Montana, the fastest shrinking city is Cascade, whose population has declined 27.7% since the year 2000. Cascade's peak populuation was 826 in the year 2004, and it's current population of 587 represents a 28.9% decline from it's peak. Cascade was once the 11,030th largest city in the US, but it's now the 12,542nd largest.