Community health centers in Montana
Montana has 59 community health center clinics in 37 cities, run by 12 health centers that served 106,464 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in Montana is open 45 hours a week.
- Half of Montana health centers have 15% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Great Falls with 5.
How Montana health centers compare
| Median across Montana health centers | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 15% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 38% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 29% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 65% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 47% | 44% |
Largest health centers in Montana
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bighorn Valley Health Center | Hardin | 24,796 | 18% | 21 |
| Yellowstone City & County Health Department D/B/A Riverstone Health | Billings | 14,059 | 27% | 5 |
| Butte-Silver Bow Primary Healthcare Center, Inc. D/B/A Southwest Montana Community Health Center | Butte | 12,100 | 16% | 4 |
| Community Health Care Center, Incorporated | Great Falls | 10,610 | 9% | 6 |
| Flathead Community Health Center, Inc. | Kalispell | 10,021 | 16% | 5 |
| Pureview Health Center | Helena | 9,404 | 7% | 5 |
| Lincoln County Community Health Center DBA Northwest Community Health Center | Libby | 7,360 | 8% | 2 |
| Marias Healthcare Services Inc. | Shelby | 6,940 | 15% | 5 |
| Bullhook Community Health Center, Inc. | Havre | 4,272 | 13% | 1 |
| Glacier Community Health Center, Inc. | Cut Bank | 2,965 | 14% | 1 |
| Sapphire Community Health, Inc. | Hamilton | 2,223 | 6% | 1 |
| Montana Migrant Council, Inc. | Billings | 1,714 | 73% | 5 |
Cities with the most clinics
- Great Falls (5)
- Helena (4)
- Billings (3)
- Kalispell (3)
- Miles City (3)
All Montana cities with a community health center
- Anaconda
- Ashland
- Belgrade
- Billings (3)
- Bozeman (2)
- Bridger
- Butte (2)
- Chinook
- Choteau
- Columbia Falls
- Conrad
- Cut Bank
- Dillon (2)
- Fairview
- Glendive
- Great Falls (5)
- Hamilton
- Hardin (2)
- Harlem
- Havre
- Helena (4)
- Hungry Horse
- Joliet
- Kalispell (3)
- Lewistown
- Libby
- Lincoln
- Livingston
- Lolo
- Miles City (3)
- Missoula (5)
- Shelby (2)
- Sunburst
- Troy
- Valier
- West Yellowstone
- Worden
All community health centers based in Montana
- Bighorn Valley Health Center
- Yellowstone City & County Health Department D/B/A Riverstone Health
- Butte-Silver Bow Primary Healthcare Center, Inc. D/B/A Southwest Montana Community Health Center
- Community Health Care Center, Incorporated
- Flathead Community Health Center, Inc.
- Pureview Health Center
- Lincoln County Community Health Center DBA Northwest Community Health Center
- Marias Healthcare Services Inc.
- Bullhook Community Health Center, Inc.
- Glacier Community Health Center, Inc.
- Sapphire Community Health, Inc.
- Montana Migrant Council, Inc.
- Partnership Health Center Inc.
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