Demographics of Dawson County, Georgia

Dawson County, Georgia had 35,365 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,303 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dawson County, in four figures

35,365
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +30.7%
Change since July 2020: +8,303 people.; 42.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,991 ±$6,574
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dawson County, Georgia's population grew 30.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dawson County, Georgia's population grew 30.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,062	100.0	100.0
2021	28,527	105.4	100.2
2022	30,237	111.7	100.7
2023	31,833	117.6	101.6
2024	33,945	125.4	102.5
2025	35,365	130.7	103.1

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Population of Dawson County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,062	+265	+3	0	+291
2021	28,527	+1,465	+24	+1	+1,538
2022	30,237	+1,710	−6	+52	+1,553
2023	31,833	+1,596	+86	+37	+1,437
2024	33,945	+2,112	+94	+86	+1,907
2025	35,365	+1,420	+86	+44	+1,301

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.6: for men 42.4 ±1.0 and for women 43.0 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dawson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,743 ±163	5.8% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,434 ±349	14.7% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,413 ±372	8.0% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,419 ±395	24.5% ±1.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,333 ±447	27.6% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,900 ±452	19.5% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,991 ±$6,574, and income per person $46,095 ±$2,992, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dawson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,177 ±281	10.2% ±2.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,457 ±303	12.6% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,829 ±314	15.8% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,723 ±329	14.9% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,317 ±348	20.0% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,625 ±329	14.0% ±2.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,445 ±276	12.5% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dawson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,569 ±843	8.5% ±2.8	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	739 ±346	12.1% ±5.5	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,048 ±309	6.7% ±2.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	782 ±236	9.4% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dawson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dawson County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	12,992 ±26	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±2.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±2.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±2.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±3.5	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$406,700 ±$19,875	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,626 ±$141	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dawson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,208 ±0	7.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,904 ±337	85.7% ±1.1	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	588 ±119	1.9% ±0.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	382 ±85	1.3% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 325	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	987 ±283	3.3% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dawson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	17,760 ±781	58.7% ±2.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,511 ±789	34.8% ±2.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	401 ±181	1.3% ±0.6	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,570 ±294	5.2% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	726 ±161	2.4% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	844 ±288	2.8% ±1.0	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dawson County among the counties of Georgia

57th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Dawson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Murray County	41,607	+4.0%
Harris County	37,280	+6.8%
Pickens County	37,167	+11.4%
Ware County	36,906	+1.8%
Lumpkin County	36,178	+7.5%
Dawson County	35,365	+30.7%
Lee County	34,179	+2.9%
Gilmer County	33,894	+7.9%
Haralson County	33,066	+10.0%
Madison County	32,919	+8.8%
Wayne County	32,481	+7.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026