The people in Montana must be eating well. The cost of housing here isn't far from the national average at barely over $10,000, but their $8,154 food cost is more in line with what we'd expect to see from a northeastern state. Residents of the state might just be eating well while the going is good; Yellowstone National Park is in Montana, and when the volcano beneath it finally explodes, we're all doomed. The people sat right on top of it will be the first to go!
If you took a walk right across the state of Montana from one side to the other, you might not see a single living soul for the whole duration. 46 out of the 56 counties in the state are classed as 'frontier counties,' within which there are fewer than six people living in every square mile. That must get a little lonely at times!