table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 3 through 5 (leading dots indicate sub parts),,,,,,,, "Table 2: Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Counties of Montana and County Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004",,,,,,,, .Geographic Area,Population estimates,,"Change, 2000 to 2004",,State ranking of counties,,, ,,,,,Population estimates,,"Change, 2000 to 2004", ,"July 1, 2004","April 1, 2000 estimates base",Number,Percent,"July 1, 2004","April 1, 2000 estimates base",Number,Percent Montana,"926,865","902,195","24,670",2.7,(X),(X),(X),(X) .Beaverhead County,"8,845","9,202",-357,-3.9,24,24,48,36 .Big Horn County,"13,005","12,671",334,2.6,14,14,10,13 .Blaine County,"6,668","7,009",-341,-4.9,30,29,46,44 .Broadwater County,"4,530","4,385",145,3.3,35,37,16,12 .Carbon County,"9,755","9,552",203,2.1,20,21,14,17 .Carter County,"1,324","1,360",-36,-2.6,50,50,26,32 .Cascade County,"79,849","80,357",-508,-0.6,4,3,54,26 .Chouteau County,"5,575","5,970",-395,-6.6,33,33,49,49 .Custer County,"11,454","11,696",-242,-2.1,16,16,41,29 .Daniels County,"1,844","2,017",-173,-8.6,47,46,38,51 .Dawson County,"8,635","9,059",-424,-4.7,25,25,52,42 .Deer Lodge County,"9,088","9,417",-329,-3.5,23,22,45,35 .Fallon County,"2,774","2,837",-63,-2.2,42,41,29,30 .Fergus County,"11,539","11,893",-354,-3.0,15,15,47,33 .Flathead County,"81,217","74,471","6,746",9.1,3,4,2,3 .Gallatin County,"75,637","67,831","7,806",11.5,5,5,1,1 .Garfield County,"1,218","1,279",-61,-4.8,51,51,28,43 .Glacier County,"13,508","13,247",261,2.0,13,13,12,18 .Golden Valley County,"1,117","1,042",75,7.2,53,54,19,5 .Granite County,"2,853","2,830",23,0.8,41,42,22,20 .Hill County,"16,376","16,673",-297,-1.8,11,11,43,28 .Jefferson County,"10,857","10,049",808,8.0,18,19,8,4 .Judith Basin County,"2,191","2,329",-138,-5.9,43,43,35,47 .Lake County,"27,919","26,507","1,412",5.3,9,9,7,7 .Lewis and Clark County,"57,972","55,716","2,256",4.0,6,6,6,9 .Liberty County,"2,020","2,158",-138,-6.4,45,45,35,48 .Lincoln County,"19,101","18,837",264,1.4,10,10,11,19 .McCone County,"1,775","1,977",-202,-10.2,49,47,40,54 .Madison County,"7,079","6,851",228,3.3,28,30,13,11 .Meagher County,"1,977","1,932",45,2.3,46,48,20,16 .Mineral County,"3,879","3,884",-5,-0.1,38,39,25,24 .Missoula County,"99,018","95,802","3,216",3.4,2,2,5,10 .Musselshell County,"4,515","4,497",18,0.4,36,36,23,22 .Park County,"15,791","15,694",97,0.6,12,12,17,21 .Petroleum County,492,493,-1,-0.2,56,56,24,25 .Phillips County,"4,201","4,601",-400,-8.7,37,35,50,52 .Pondera County,"6,148","6,424",-276,-4.3,32,32,42,39 .Powder River County,"1,785","1,858",-73,-3.9,48,49,30,37 .Powell County,"6,873","7,180",-307,-4.3,29,28,44,38 .Prairie County,"1,147","1,199",-52,-4.3,52,52,27,40 .Ravalli County,"39,376","36,070","3,306",9.2,7,7,4,2 .Richland County,"9,112","9,667",-555,-5.7,22,20,55,46 .Roosevelt County,"10,660","10,620",40,0.4,19,17,21,23 .Rosebud County,"9,270","9,383",-113,-1.2,21,23,32,27 .Sanders County,"10,945","10,227",718,7.0,17,18,9,6 .Sheridan County,"3,620","4,105",-485,-11.8,40,38,53,55 .Silver Bow County,"33,093","34,606","-1,513",-4.4,8,8,56,41 .Stillwater County,"8,391","8,195",196,2.4,26,26,15,15 .Sweet Grass County,"3,699","3,609",90,2.5,39,40,18,14 .Teton County,"6,283","6,445",-162,-2.5,31,31,36,31 .Toole County,"5,094","5,267",-173,-3.3,34,34,38,34 .Treasure County,745,861,-116,-13.5,55,55,33,56 .Valley County,"7,270","7,675",-405,-5.3,27,27,51,45 .Wheatland County,"2,068","2,259",-191,-8.5,44,44,39,50 .Wibaux County,971,"1,068",-97,-9.1,54,53,31,53 .Yellowstone County,"134,717","129,352","5,365",4.1,1,1,3,8 "Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable",,,,,,,, Suggested Citation:,,,,,,,, "Table 2: Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Counties of Montana and County Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (CO-EST2004-02-30)",,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,, "Release Date: April 14, 2005",,,,,,,,