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Powder River County ranked sixth in state for resident earnings in 2017

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Powder River County ranked sixth among counties in Montana by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Powder River County residents was an inflation-adjusted $30,385 per year. Powder River County had 764 households in 2017, with a population of 1,610.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Fallon County. Fallon County's median income was $32,656 per year after adjusting for inflation – $2,271 more than Powder River County. It had 1,241 households in 2017 and a population of 2,925.

Glacier County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Montana, with a median income of only $15,023 per year. That was $15,362 less than the median income in Powder River County at the time. Glacier County had 4,181 households in 2017 and a population of 13,677.

The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Montana counties ranked by earnings per resident (2017)
RankCountyEarnings per resident ($$$)
1Fallon County32,656
2Richland County31,620
3Jefferson County31,594
4Lewis and Clark County31,527
5Petroleum County30,798
6Powder River County30,385
7Sheridan County30,221
8Yellowstone County30,112
9Stillwater County29,545
10Daniels County29,500
11Broadwater County29,052
12Prairie County28,750
13McCone County28,665
14Dawson County28,381
15Gallatin County28,236
16Park County27,860
17Carbon County27,574
18Rosebud County27,378
19Custer County27,088
20Wibaux County26,875
21Carter County26,799
22Judith Basin County26,709
23Cascade County26,474
24Flathead County26,142
25Sweet Grass County25,991
26Valley County25,829
27Teton County25,193
28Fergus County24,807
29Missoula County24,766
30Madison County24,249
31Wheatland County24,081
32Treasure County23,917
33Big Horn County23,846
34Garfield County23,773
35Toole County23,755
36Musselshell County23,723
37Silver Bow County23,687
38Granite County23,598
39Hill County23,451
40Liberty County23,401
41Pondera County23,307
42Beaverhead County23,053
43Ravalli County22,903
44Chouteau County22,867
45Lake County22,661
46Powell County22,629
47Golden Valley County22,609
48Deer Lodge County22,044
49Phillips County21,843
50Roosevelt County21,344
51Meagher County21,039
52Lincoln County20,731
53Sanders County19,704
54Blaine County19,225
55Mineral County18,512
56Glacier County15,023
* All values are inflation-adjusted

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