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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Montana
Among 49 Montana counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Roosevelt County, MT (32,695.5, 3.33 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Big Horn County, MT (25,708.7, 2.62 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Rosebud County, MT (24,379.9, 2.48 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Montana counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roosevelt County | MT | 32,695.5 | 9,824.9 | 3.33x |
| 2 | Big Horn County | MT | 25,708.7 | 9,824.9 | 2.62x |
| 3 | Rosebud County | MT | 24,379.9 | 9,824.9 | 2.48x |
| 4 | Glacier County | MT | 21,840.2 | 9,824.9 | 2.22x |
| 5 | Blaine County | MT | 18,542.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.89x |
| 6 | Sanders County | MT | 12,206.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 7 | Wheatland County | MT | 12,189.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 8 | Hill County | MT | 12,044.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 9 | Lake County | MT | 11,702.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 10 | Deer Lodge County | MT | 11,358.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 11 | Golden Valley County | MT | 11,220.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 12 | Chouteau County | MT | 10,966.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 13 | Phillips County | MT | 10,668.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 14 | Silver Bow County | MT | 10,493.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 15 | Valley County | MT | 10,374.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.06x |
| 16 | Toole County | MT | 10,312.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 17 | Granite County | MT | 10,207.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 18 | Dawson County | MT | 9,908.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 19 | Mineral County | MT | 9,859.9 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 20 | Musselshell County | MT | 9,830.6 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 21 | Cascade County | MT | 9,758.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 22 | Lincoln County | MT | 9,743 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 23 | Powell County | MT | 9,728.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 24 | Yellowstone County | MT | 9,697.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 25 | Pondera County | MT | 9,386.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 26 | Custer County | MT | 9,362.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 27 | Carter County | MT | 8,629.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 28 | Stillwater County | MT | 8,534.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.87x |
| 29 | Meagher County | MT | 8,512.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.87x |
| 30 | Judith Basin County | MT | 8,360.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 31 | Richland County | MT | 8,320.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 32 | Park County | MT | 8,307.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 33 | Sheridan County | MT | 8,225.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 34 | Fergus County | MT | 8,197.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 35 | Flathead County | MT | 7,948.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 36 | Teton County | MT | 7,921.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 37 | Fallon County | MT | 7,849 | 9,824.9 | 0.8x |
| 38 | Jefferson County | MT | 7,802.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.79x |
| 39 | Carbon County | MT | 7,237.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 40 | Sweet Grass County | MT | 7,050.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.72x |
| 41 | Lewis and Clark County | MT | 6,948.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |
| 42 | Missoula County | MT | 6,796.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.69x |
| 43 | Daniels County | MT | 6,489.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.66x |
| 44 | Ravalli County | MT | 6,194.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.63x |
| 45 | Broadwater County | MT | 6,144.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.63x |
| 46 | Madison County | MT | 5,981.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.61x |
| 47 | Beaverhead County | MT | 5,100.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.52x |
| 48 | Prairie County | MT | 4,336.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.44x |
| 49 | Gallatin County | MT | 4,276 | 9,824.9 | 0.44x |