Demographics of Dawson County, Montana

Dawson County, Montana had 8,692 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −229 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

8,692
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −229 people.; 43.0 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,334 ±$5,860
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, Montana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Montana'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, Montana's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Montana'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	8,921	100.0	100.0
2021	8,855	99.3	100.2
2022	8,796	98.6	100.7
2023	8,825	98.9	101.6
2024	8,739	98.0	102.5
2025	8,692	97.4	103.1

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Population of Dawson County, Montana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,921	−20	−1	0	−19
2021	8,855	−66	−59	+3	−15
2022	8,796	−59	−60	+3	+4
2023	8,825	+29	−14	+1	+42
2024	8,739	−86	−8	0	−80
2025	8,692	−47	−8	−1	−39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±1.7: for men 42.2 ±3.9 and for women 43.5 ±2.7. 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	Montana	United States
Under 5	403 ±29	4.6% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,482 ±271	16.8% ±3.1	15.8% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	781 ±211	8.8% ±2.4	9.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,110 ±193	23.9% ±2.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,183 ±238	24.7% ±2.7	24.1% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,868 ±259	21.2% ±2.9	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,334 ±$5,860, and income per person $37,820 ±$3,441, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,509 ±$761 in Montana 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	Montana	United States
Under $25,000	472 ±153	13.1% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	688 ±195	19.0% ±5.3	19.4% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	835 ±196	23.1% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	463 ±167	12.8% ±4.6	13.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	668 ±173	18.5% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	300 ±120	8.3% ±3.3	8.2% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	93 to 285	2.6% to 7.9%	9.0% ±0.3	13.4% ±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%.

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	Montana	United States
All ages	735 ±312	8.7% ±3.7	11.5% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11 to 221	0.7% to 11.7%	12.7% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	187 to 619	4.8% to 15.7%	11.7% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	216 ±97	8.2% ±3.6	10.3% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dawson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dawson County	Montana	United States
Housing units	4,381 ±25	528,419 ±3,257	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±4.9	86.8% ±0.5	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±4.9	13.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.9% ±4.5	69.2% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.1% ±5.7	30.8% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$185,300 ±$13,075	$375,800 ±$3,433	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$815 ±$120	$1,081 ±$14	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±5	1981 ±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	Montana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	319 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	4.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,983 ±78	90.4% ±0.9	83.6% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 43	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	115 ±51	1.3% ±0.6	5.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 115	0% to 1.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	300 ±60	3.4% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.2	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	Montana	United States
Born in the state	5,062 ±376	57.3% ±4.3	52.1% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,657 ±377	41.4% ±4.3	44.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 128	0.1% to 1.5%	0.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 68	0.1% to 0.8%	2.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Dawson County among the counties of Montana

26th of 56 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Montana page.

Counties of Montana near Dawson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Roosevelt County	10,242	−5.2%
Beaverhead County	10,043	+7.1%
Madison County	10,026	+15.8%
Deer Lodge County	9,709	+3.0%
Stillwater County	9,445	+5.0%
Dawson County	8,692	−2.6%
Broadwater County	8,493	+23.8%
Rosebud County	8,253	−0.7%
Valley County	7,385	−2.4%
Powell County	7,157	+3.1%
Blaine County	6,860	−2.1%

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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