Montana — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Montana during 2025.
Montana indexed 3,384 projects with decisions in 2025 across 28 counties, with 4,165 approved and 50 denied actions (98.8% approval rate). Missoula County led with 1,001 projects (30% of the state), followed by Ravalli County (360) and Silver Bow County (335). Together those three counties accounted for 50% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Montana Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Montana.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | 30 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% |
| Big Horn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carbon | 37 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daniels | 112 | 112 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Dawson | 114 | 128 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Fallon | 22 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fergus | 35 | 37 | 1 | 97.4% |
| Flathead | 317 | 434 | 18 | 96.0% |
| Gallatin | 328 | 466 | 5 | 98.9% |
| Hill | 25 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 164 | 196 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Madison | 132 | 143 | 4 | 97.3% |
| Mineral | 26 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% |
| Missoula | 1,001 | 1,381 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Park | 90 | 106 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Phillips | 55 | 54 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Pondera | 55 | 58 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Powell | 22 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ravalli | 360 | 373 | 9 | 97.6% |
| Rosebud | 18 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Silver Bow | 335 | 364 | 3 | 99.2% |
| Sweet Grass | 4 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Teton | 11 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Toole | 12 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Treasure | 45 | 45 | 2 | 95.7% |
| Valley | 15 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Yellowstone | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.