Sweet Grass County Demographics

A map of Sweet Grass County's Population by Race

Sweet Grass County, Montana had a population of 3,678 in 2020. It was 90.6% White, 0.2% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 5.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sweet Grass County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Sweet Grass County is the 39th most populous county of the 56 counties in Montana.

Sweet Grass County's White Population

3,332 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as White, or 90.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Sweet Grass County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Montana (83.1% White). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #17 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more White than neighboring Stillwater County (90.5% White), Wheatland County (89.4% White), and Golden Valley County (88% White). Sweet Grass County is less White than neighboring Park County (91% White), and Carbon County (91.7% White).

Sweet Grass County's Black Population

8 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sweet Grass County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Montana (0.5% Black). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #27 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more Black than neighboring Stillwater County (0.1% Black), Wheatland County (0.1% Black), and Carbon County (0.1% Black). Sweet Grass County is less Black than neighboring Park County (0.4% Black), and Golden Valley County (0.9% Black).

Sweet Grass County's Asian Population

15 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sweet Grass County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Montana (0.7% Asian). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #25 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more Asian than neighboring Stillwater County (0.2% Asian), Wheatland County (0.1% Asian), Golden Valley County (0% Asian), and Carbon County (0.2% Asian).

Sweet Grass County's Hispanic Population

98 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sweet Grass County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Montana (4.2% Hispanic). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more Hispanic than neighboring Carbon County (2.5% Hispanic). Sweet Grass County is less Hispanic than neighboring Stillwater County (3% Hispanic), Wheatland County (3.3% Hispanic), Park County (3% Hispanic), and Golden Valley County (4.3% Hispanic).

Sweet Grass County's Native American/Other Population

35 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sweet Grass County slightly less than the Native American/Other share of the population of Montana (6.4% Native American/Other). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #48 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wheatland County (0.9% Native American/Other). Sweet Grass County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Stillwater County (1.3% Native American/Other), Park County (1.1% Native American/Other), Golden Valley County (1.6% Native American/Other), and Carbon County (1.4% Native American/Other).

Sweet Grass County's Multiracial Population

190 residents of Sweet Grass County identify as Multiracial, or 5.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sweet Grass County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Montana (5% Multiracial). Of the 56 counties in Montana, Sweet Grass County is ranked #14 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Grass County is more Multiracial than neighboring Stillwater County (4.8% Multiracial), Park County (4.2% Multiracial), and Carbon County (4.1% Multiracial). Sweet Grass County is less Multiracial than neighboring Wheatland County (6.1% Multiracial), and Golden Valley County (5.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.