Retiring Guy's Digest: Population loss in Montana: Musselshell County/Roundup

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Population loss in Montana: Musselshell County/Roundup

It all started here.

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source: Wikipedia (Musselshell County, Roundup)

Roundup is the county seat of Musselshell County.

Population loss by degrees: 80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

15.0% - Musselshell County
30.7% - Montana
30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

26.6% - Musselshell County
18.7% - Montana
15.6% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

17.2% - Musselshell County
12.5% - Montana
12.3% - U.S.

The last time a Democratic candidate for president won Musselshell County was in 1964. Trump won 80.6% of the vote in 2016, best GOP performance ever.

Roundup Community Library

Related reading:
Montana county home to least healthy grocery shoppers in the United States. (Great Falls Tribune, 2/7/2018)

ROUNDUP — Nationwide, the people putting the least healthy food in their grocery baskets are in Montana.

Specifically, Musselshell County north of Billings sees the most grocery shoppers favoring fat and sugar over protein and fiber, the Washington Post reported.

The results were based on 12 years of grocery store purchases and part of a study led by Hunt Allcott, an economist at New York University. The study's goal was to figure out why rich and poor people buy such different food - and it's not just money or access to healthy food. Geography, income, education and "food culture" factor in.