How many pharmacists are in Montana?

1,190
pharmacists employed in Montana in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Pharmacists, SOC 29-1051).

1,190 pharmacists were employed in Montana in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 109.8 per 100,000 residents and ranks Montana 44 of 51 states with data. Montana accounts for 0.4% of the 321,960 pharmacists counted across all states.

44 of 51rank by headcount
109.8per 100,000 residents (rank 12)
20with a published business email
1,084,225Montana residents (2020 Census)

Montana compared with the states around it

#StatePharmacistsPer 100,000
42South Dakota1,280144.4
43Hawaii1,19081.8
44Montana1,190109.8
45New Hampshire1,13082
46North Dakota1,070137.3

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the pharmacists page. Largest: California with 34,030. Highest per capita: South Dakota at 144.4 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

20 pharmacists in Montana have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 1.7% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Montana pharmacists list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

Questions

How many pharmacists are in Montana?

1,190 pharmacists were employed in Montana in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 109.8 per 100,000 residents and ranks Montana 44 of 51 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed pharmacists in Montana?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS300000000000029105101 (Pharmacists, Montana), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 51 published state estimates.