Highlights for Montana: Total population change (2011 - 2012) 1% Total population (2012) 1,005,141 Poverty rate (2011) 15% Number of jobs (2011) 629,195 Annual average wage per job (2011) $36,555 Unemployment rate (March 2013) 6.3% Physician count (per 1,000 population) (2011) 2.00 Indicators for states and counties are based on data from a variety of federal and state agencies. These include the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI, and state agencies. For specific and detailed data sources, please see references cited at the bottom of each indicator page.