Dawson County, MT

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2023 Population

8,874

0.46% 1-year decline

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

43.5

1.64% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.8%

17.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$70,953

4.09% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$187,400

4.92% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

4,325

3.03% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Dawson County, MT had a population of 8.87k people with a median age of 43.5 and a median household income of $70,953. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dawson County, MT declined from 8,915 to 8,874, a −0.46% decrease and its median household income grew from $68,168 to $70,953, a 4.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dawson County, MT are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.35%), White (Hispanic) (2.42%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.3%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.687%).

None of the households in Dawson County, MT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Dawson County, MT are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Dawson County, MT was $187,400, and the homeownership rate was 72.4%.

Most people in Dawson County, MT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Dawson County, MT was 2 cars per household.

Dawson County, MT borders McCone County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, and Wibaux County, MT.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

Dawson County, MT is home to a population of 8.87k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.68% of Dawson County, MT residents were born outside of the country (149 people).

In 2023, there were 27.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.07k people) in Dawson County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 297 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 215 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Dawson County, MT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Dawson County, MT was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dawson County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dawson County, MT

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.07k ± 62
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
297 ± 75.1
White (Hispanic)
215 ± 123

3.38%

Hispanic Population

300 people

3.38% of the people in Dawson County, MT are hispanic (300 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dawson County, MT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Dawson County, MT.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,689 ± 1,489 people
Mexico
2,900 ± 1,320 people
Germany
2,151 ± 1,138 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Dawson County, MT was Canada, the natal country of 3,689 Dawson County, MT residents, followed by Mexico with 2,900 and Germany with 2,151.

Foreign-Born Population

1.68%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

149 people

1.27%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

113 people

As of 2023, 1.68% of Dawson County, MT residents (149 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dawson County, MT was 1.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dawson County, MT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
220 ± 96
Gulf War (2001-)
218 ± 113
Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 54

Dawson County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dawson County, MT employs 4.33k people. The largest industries in Dawson County, MT are Health Care & Social Assistance (638 people), Educational Services (584 people), and Retail Trade (501 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($132,886), Utilities ($122,750), and Information ($101,250).

Males in Montana have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,691. The income inequality in Montana (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.33k

2023 Value

± 470

−3.03%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dawson County, MT declined at a rate of −3.03%, from 4.46k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dawson County, MT, are Management Occupations (599 people), Sales & Related Occupations (389 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (337 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dawson County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.33k

2023 Value

± 470

−3.03%

1 Year decline

± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dawson County, MT declined at a rate of −3.03%, from 4.46k employees to 4.33k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dawson County, MT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (638 people), Educational Services (584 people), and Retail Trade (501 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dawson County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Dawson County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Montana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
19
Finance and Insurance
19
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$37.5k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$37.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$14.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dawson County, MT went to Donald J. Trump with 77.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.18%).

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing the state of Montana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.18%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dawson County, MT for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Montana

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Steve Daines

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Tim Sheehy

Senator from Montana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are the senators currently representing Montana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Montana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Montana

Montana is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Montana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dawson County, MT awarded 111 degrees. The student population of Dawson County, MT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 225 male students and 237 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 462 students enrolled in Dawson County, MT, 48.7% men and 51.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,230) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,845) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dawson County, MT was $187,400 in 2023, which is 0.618 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $197,100 to $187,400, a 4.92% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dawson County, MT is 72.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Dawson County, MT have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dawson County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dawson County, MT is $70,953. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dawson County, MT was Census Tract 1 with a value of $72,468, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $71,975 and $63,813.

Housing

Property

$187,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,578

$2,687

Median Property Taxes

±$332

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dawson County, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dawson County, MT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1
Census Tract 3
Census Tract 2

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dawson County, MT was Census Tract 1 with a value of $72,468, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $71,975 and $63,813.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dawson County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,953

Median Household Income

± $4,534

3.71k

Number of Households

± 445

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.71k households in Dawson County, MT grew to $70,953 from the previous year's value of $68,168.

The following chart displays the households in Dawson County, MT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dawson County, MT is from Dawson County, MT.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Dawson County, MT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Worked At Home (6.76%)
Walked (5.33%)

In 2023, 81.8% of workers in Dawson County, MT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.76%) and those who walked to work (5.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dawson County, MT have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.57% of the workforce in Dawson County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dawson County, MT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dawson County, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dawson County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dawson County, MT (746 out of 8.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dawson County, MT is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 14.9% of the children was living in poverty in Dawson County, MT. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.6% of the population of Dawson County, MT has health coverage, with 54.3% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 8.19% on non-group plans, and 3.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dawson County, MT see 2139 patients per year on average, which represents a 24.1% increase from the previous year (1723 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1484 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 424 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,139 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dawson County, MT

Primary care physicians in Dawson County, MT see an average of 2,139 patients per year. This represents a 24.1% increase from the previous year (1,723 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dawson County, MT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.42%

Uninsured

54.3%

Employer Coverage

12.7%

Medicaid

16.3%

Medicare

8.19%

Non-Group

3.09%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dawson County, MT grew by 36.6% from 3.97% to 5.42%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dawson County, MT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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