Yellowstone County, Montana
Absentee owners are the defining feature of Yellowstone County, MT: 29,570 of its 82,757 mailable ownership records (36%) list a mailing address away from the property, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data. The county carries 83,750 parcels, including 11,843 vacant land parcels. 4,608 of those owners (6%) are based outside Montana entirely. The median vacant parcel is 5 acres.
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
Yellowstone County by the numbers
| Total parcels | 83,750 |
| Vacant land parcels | 11,843 |
| Vacant land | 11,843 |
| Absentee owners | 29,570 (36% of mailable owners) |
| Out-of-state owners | 4,608 (6% of mailable owners) |
| Median vacant parcel | 5 acres (middle half 0.4–80) |
Source: Montana State Library cadastral (2026-06 cadastral)
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How many parcels are in Yellowstone County, MT?
Yellowstone County, MT has 83,750 parcels in the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many absentee land owners are in Yellowstone County, MT?
29,570 ownership records in Yellowstone County list a mailing address away from the property — 36% of the county's 82,757 mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many out-of-state owners hold property in Yellowstone County, MT?
4,608 ownership records in Yellowstone County carry a mailing address outside Montana — 6% of mailable owners, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
How many vacant land parcels are in Yellowstone County, MT?
Yellowstone County, MT has 11,843 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 Yellowstone County, MT?
The median vacant parcel in Yellowstone County is 5 acres; the middle half ranges from 0.4 to 80 acres, per the 2026-06 cadastral Montana State Library cadastral data.
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