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Big Horn County, MT — USDA Distress Profile (4 indicators)

Big Horn · MT · FIPS 30003

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Big Horn County, MT with 4 distress indicators:

energy-transition county (mining-dependent); government/corrections-dependent economy; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio

Full flags: Mining, Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty

This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.

Nonmetro: nonmetro

Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition

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