Carbon County, Montana
Absentee owners are the defining feature of Carbon County, MT: 6,459 of its 14,592 mailable ownership records (44%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data. The county carries 14,995 parcels, including 5,919 vacant land parcels. 2,739 of those owners (19%) are based outside Montana entirely. The median vacant parcel is 40 acres.
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
Carbon County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 14,995 |
| Vacant land parcels | 5,919 |
| Vacant land | 5,919 |
| Absentee owners | 6,459 (44% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 2,739 (19% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 40 acres (middle half 3.6–120) |
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
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How many parcels are in Carbon County, MT?
Carbon County, MT has 14,995 parcels in the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many absentee land owners are in Carbon County, MT?
6,459 ownership records in Carbon County list a mailing address away from the property — 44% of the county's 14,592 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Carbon County, MT?
2,739 ownership records in Carbon County carry a mailing address outside Montana — 19% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Carbon County, MT?
Carbon County, MT has 5,919 vacant land parcels across the MT State Library cadastral vacant land-use groups, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How big is a typical vacant parcel in Carbon County, MT?
The median vacant parcel in Carbon County is 40 acres; the middle half ranges from 3.6 to 120 acres, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
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