Medicaid
Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Montana.
SNAP / HR1 Compliance
Updated Feb 22, 20264.88%
Payment Error Rate
4.25%
Overpayment
0.63%
Underpayment
97.0K
Participants
State vs National PER
State
4.88%
National
10.93%
Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)
$0
0% of SNAP benefits
PER below 6% — no state cost share required
Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.
Public Lands
14.4K
Parcels
4.8M
Acres
$1.3B
Est. Value
130
Agencies
Parcel Size Distribution (acres)
Top Agencies by Acreage
STATE OF MONTANA
4,266,277
STATE OF MONTANA - TRUST
152,672
STATE OF MONTANA DNRC
113,142
Housing Affordability
Updated Mar 30, 2026$1,083
Median Gross Rent
28.7%
Rent Burden
69.2%
Homeownership(+1.4% vs nat'l)
$392K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $960
Housing units: 535,481
Broadband Access
Updated Mar 30, 202690.9%
Broadband Adoption
-1.1% vs national
6.3%
No Internet
95%
Computer Ownership
Subscription Types
Cable/Fiber/DSL 69.8%Cellular 11%Satellite 1.4%Other 2.5%
Drinking Water Quality
Updated Mar 30, 2026809
Community Systems
2,220
Total Systems
141
Violating Systems
2.9%
Violation Rate
Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)
0% Natl avg9%
$5.7B
Total Funding
$5,452
Per Capita
20,099
Awards
Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)
Top Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services$2.6B
Department of Transportation$958.3M
Department of Energy$843.7M
Department of Education$310.3M
Department of Agriculture$275.4M
Environmental Protection Agency$189.9M
Top Programs (CFDA)
Grants to States for Medicaid
2,032,666,587
Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience
747,459,092
Highway Planning and Construction
730,238,914
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs
128,928,931
Children's Health Insurance Program
83,238,314
National School Lunch Program
78,941,741
Budget & Fiscal Health
FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026$13.7B
Revenue
$13.4B
Expenditure
$3.3B
Debt
$2,891
Debt/Capita
Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)
Moody's
Aa1Fitch
AA+Revenue/capita: $12,118
Tax burden/capita: $1,189
Workforce & Employment
Updated Mar 30, 20263.4%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
560.5K
Employed
579.9K
Labor Force
62.4%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national
Unemployment Rate (24 months, seasonally adjusted)
Fastest Growing Sectors
+16.3%Management
+7.1%Transportation & Warehousing
+4.3%Other Services
Shrinking Sectors
-8.9%Mining & Extraction
-3.8%Real Estate
-2.1%Information
Public Health Outcomes
Updated Mar 30, 2026Life Expectancy
76.9 yrs#25 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
17.2/100k#6 of 51
Uninsured Rate
10.5%#38 of 51
Obesity Rate
30.8%#11 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.5/mo#39 of 51
Infant Mortality
5.1/1k#14 of 51
Premature Death Rate
8,781.7/100k#29 of 51
Better than national avgWorse than national avg
Education
Updated Mar 30, 2026NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)
238.5
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
279.1
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
217.2
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
260.5
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l
Infrastructure
Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)
5,235
Total Bridges
32.1%
Good
60.5%
Fair
7.4%
Poor
Drinking Water (EPA SDWIS)
4,904
Water Systems
141
With Violations
2.9%
Violation Rate
Campaign Finance
$9.1M
Contributions
$102.4M
Expenditures
0
Committees
1998-2026
Coverage
Contributions by Party
Other: $9.1M
Top Donors
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$48,735.29
MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL CMTE.$31,625
MONTANA REPUBLICAN PARTY$22,552.65
MONTANA GOP PPC$18,000
FLATHEAD COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE$15,205
IT Status Report & Strategic Plan
Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.
FEMA Disasters
25 Active40
Declarations (10yr)
25
Active
$169.0M
PA Funding
2,460
IA Approved
Declarations by Year
Incident Types
Fire 23Flood 8Severe Storm 3Biological 3Straight-Line Winds 1Other 1
Recent Declarations
2025-12-19SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGEM
2025-09-11SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODINGDR$185K
2025-08-26WINDY ROCK FIREFM
2024-11-14SEVERE STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDSDR
2024-08-23STRAIGHT-LINE WINDSDR$2.2M