What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Montana?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Montana is $33,000.

Montana

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Montana has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 94.6.

Sales tax: 0.0%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.69%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Montana. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Beaverhead County · 2-bed $1,074
Big Horn County · 2-bed $1,306
Blaine County · 2-bed $1,187
Broadwater County · 2-bed $1,755
Carbon County · 2-bed $1,432
Cascade County · 2-bed $1,308
Chouteau County · 2-bed $1,310
Custer County · 2-bed $1,612
Dawson County · 2-bed $1,257
Deer Lodge County · 2-bed $1,082
Fallon County · 2-bed $1,404
Fergus County · 2-bed $1,450
Flathead County · 2-bed $1,682
Gallatin County · 2-bed $2,109
Glacier County · 2-bed $1,278
Hill County · 2-bed $1,310
Jefferson County · 2-bed $1,410
Lake County · 2-bed $1,448
Lewis and Clark County · 2-bed $1,653
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,173
Missoula County · 2-bed $1,690
Musselshell County · 2-bed $1,348
Park County · 2-bed $1,608
Phillips County · 2-bed $1,014
Pondera County · 2-bed $1,257
Powell County · 2-bed $1,136
Ravalli County · 2-bed $1,426
Richland County · 2-bed $1,315
Roosevelt County · 2-bed $1,203
Rosebud County · 2-bed $1,189
Sanders County · 2-bed $1,117
Sheridan County · 2-bed $1,214
Stillwater County · 2-bed $1,271
Sweet Grass County · 2-bed $1,179
Teton County · 2-bed $1,363
Toole County · 2-bed $1,233
Valley County · 2-bed $1,202
Yellowstone County · 2-bed $1,432

Towns

86 places in Montana have a cost page and a benefits page.