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Counties With the Lowest Flood Risk in Montana (2026)

Silver Bow has the lowest flood risk of any county in Montana, at 26.0, followed by Petroleum and Gallatin (data vintage 2024). The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: FEMA National Risk Index

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Lowest counties for flood risk in Montana

Top 25 of 56 counties with data.

Ranked by flood risk (FEMA National Risk Index, 2024), lowest first.

Lowest counties for flood risk in Montana
RankCountyValue
1Silver Bow26.0
2Petroleum35.4
3Gallatin37.5
4Deer Lodge38.7
5Missoula47.1
6Ravalli48.1
7Lewis and Clark50.5
8Treasure53.5
9Custer53.9
10Daniels55.3
11Hill58.1
12Flathead58.1
13Richland59.1
14Yellowstone60.9
15Cascade63.1
16Musselshell64.2
17Granite64.6
18Lake64.8
19Wibaux65.9
20Prairie68.8
21Roosevelt69.4
22Fergus70.2
23Golden Valley70.5
24Carter70.7
25Blaine71.4

How this ranking works

This page ranks Montana counties by flood risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For flood risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh flood risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of flood risk.

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