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Montana

Overview

Montana is located in the northwest, bordering Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Canada to the north. Helena is the state’s capital, while Billings is the largest city. Although Montana is the 4th largest state in terms of its total area, the state ranks as merely the 43rd most populous in the country, with only 1.07 million residents. Montana had a gross domestic product of $52,935,000,000 in 2019. Tourism, outdoor recreation, agriculture, manufacturing, hi-tech, and data centers

Montana’s largest industries. The agriculture industry accounts for $3.5 billion per year. Of that $3.5 billion, about $1.5 billion is from livestock. The state has approximately 12,000 dairy cows, 4 million beef cattle, 200,000 sheep, and 200,000 pigs. In 2019, there was 1.3 million lbs. of wool from sheep and nearly 15 million lbs. of honey produced in Montana. The state is the second largest producer of honey in the country.