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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001789543</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
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     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0000775215</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>HBT FINANCIAL, INC.</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-39085</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>401 N. HERSHEY ROAD</com:street1>
                				<com:city>BLOOMINGTON</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>IL</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>61704</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>309-662-4444</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Patrick F Busch</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>
                                				    <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>225 Liberty Street</com:street1>
                				<com:street2>29th Floor</com:street2>
                				<com:city>New York</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>10281</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>15000</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>392550</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>31431924</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>03/16/2026</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NASD</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>09/09/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired from public market</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>N/A</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3547</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>09/09/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>09/08/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired from public market</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>N/A</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>4453</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>09/08/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>09/04/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired from public market</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>N/A</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>4000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>09/04/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, $0.01 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>05/15/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired from public market</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>N/A</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>05/15/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>



        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>03/16/2026</noticeDate>
                        <signature> Renee K. Fehr, attorney-in-fact for Patrick F. Busch</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
