Opportunity Index

Fergus County, Montana

Economy Score out of 100
Fergus County, Montana
57.4
Cluster
57.4
State Avg.
59.5
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Fergus County Cluster MT National
Unemployment rate 2.9% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3%
Median household income $41,928 $41,928 $47,514 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 14.7% 14.7% 12.5% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.5 3.5 4.7 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 75.8% 75.8% 72.5% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 82.0% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Fergus County, MT
61.8
Cluster
61.8
State Avg.
53.4
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Fergus County Cluster MT National
Preschool enrollment 55.4% 55.4% 41.1% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 90.6% 90.6% 83.7% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 38.1% 38.1% 41.4% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Fergus County, MT
55.3
Cluster
55.3
State Avg.
55.6
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Fergus County Cluster MT National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 15.8% 15.8% 10.4% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 150 150 12,807 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 35.8% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 502.0 502.0 377.1 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 70.9 70.9 80.0 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 5.3 5.3 2.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Fergus County, MT
Cluster
State Avg.
51.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Fergus County Cluster MT National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 8.0% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 10.9% 10.9% 8.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 39.4 34.9

Business Stats

Business Fergus County Cluster MT National
Diversity 87.8% 87.8% -% 85.9%
Growth -40.8 -40.8 - 7.9
Automation 63.1% 63.1% -% 59.4%

Population
Fergus County 11,291
Cluster 11,291
MT 1,053,090
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

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Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.