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Census data: Montana saw drastic rise of high-income households during pandemic

October 11, 2022/

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Montana saw by far the largest percentage increase of wealthy households during the pandemic compared with all other states in the U.S., according to census data.

Bryce Ward, a Montana economist and consultant, used American Community Survey data and found that between 2019 and 2021, the number of Montana households earning $200,000 or more per year increased by nearly 12,000, or 63%.

There were 18,918 such households before the pandemic in the state. Now there are roughly 30,784.

DAVID ERICKSON

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