2022 population: 8,830 ( 136 from 2010 , 113 from 2020)
Land area: 2371.9 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,059	91.27%	4.9%
Black:	56	0.63%	124.0%
Indian:	179	2.03%	27.0%
Asian:	61	0.69%	110.3%
2+ races:	142	1.61%	25.7%
Hispanic:	333	3.77%	87.1%

Total non-White:	771	8.73%	57.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	202	11.3
Deaths:	295	16.5
Net Migration:	-33	-1.8
Net Immigration:	12	0.7

Change in White population:	-418	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	282	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,966
8,477	94.55%
25	0.28%
141	1.57%
29	0.32%
113	1.26%
178	1.99%
489	5.45%

2000
9,059
8,786	96.99%
23	0.25%
108	1.19%
13	0.14%
48	0.53%
81	0.89%
273	3.01%

1990
9,505
9,340	98.26%
0	0.00%
50	0.53%
16	0.17%
n/a
99	1.04%
165	1.74%

1980
11,805
11,593	98.20%
0	0.00%
126	1.07%
43	0.36%
n/a
19	0.16%
212	1.80%

1970
11,269
11,128	98.75%
2	0.02%
50	0.44%
10	0.09%
n/a
69	0.61%
141	1.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
858	9.5
972	10.7
-349	-3.9
7	0.1

-309	-3.4
216	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
929	9.8
891	9.4
-750	-7.9
10	0.1

-554	-5.8
108	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,881	15.9
792	6.7
-3,421	-29.0
n/a

-2,253	-19.1
-47	-0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-803	-7.1
n/a

465	4.1
71	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson County, MT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
1,920	21.7%
6,910	78.3%
1,824	20.7%

3,770
2.25

2,392	63.4%
2,003	83.7%
121	5.1%
1,378	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,869	20.8%
7,097	79.2%
1,606	17.9%

3,749
2.26

2,429	64.8%
2,027	83.4%
152	6.3%
1,320	35.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
2,114	23.3%
6,945	76.7%
1,597	17.6%

3,619
2.37

2,490	68.8%
2,053	82.4%
174	7.0%
1,129	31.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
2,656	27.9%
6,849	72.1%
1,433	15.1%

3,719
2.52

2,666	71.7%
2,328	87.3%
181	6.8%
1,053	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
3,649	30.9%
8,156	69.1%
1,143	9.7%

4,197
2.78

3,156	75.2%
2,872	91.0%
75	2.4%
1,041	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dawson County, MT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	64	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	214	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	40	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	98	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	140	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	119	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	164	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	220	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	391	10.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	436	11.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	637	16.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	371	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	289	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	232	6.2%
$200,000 or more	191	5.1%

Median Household Income	68,168
Per Capita Income	37,705

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	193	5.1%
Public Assistance	110	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	224	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,908	73.3%
Unemployed	138	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,046	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,283	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,690	790	68.1%
Non-Profit	35	297	10.5%
Self-Employed	430	193	69.0%

Local Government	156	395	28.3%
State Government	255	176	59.2%
Federal Government	9	11	45.0%

Total Private + Self	2,120	983	68.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	455	879	34.1%
Total	2,575	1,862	58.0%

Pct. Govt.	22.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	668	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	654	14.7%
Professional, Technical	993	22.3%
Service Occupations	758	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	77	1.7%
All others	1,387	31.1%

White Collar		51.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	608	13.6%
Educational services	535	12.0%
Construction	444	10.0%
Retail trade	411	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	408	9.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	318	7.1%
Other services	296	6.6%
Public administration	270	6.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	229	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	176	3.9%
Finance and insurance	167	3.7%
Manufacturing	166	3.7%
Utilities	108	2.4%
Wholesale trade	85	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	74	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	1.5%
Information	64	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	0.34%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	32	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	32	0.36%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	179	2.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,375	99.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	27	0.3%
German, other Germanic	15	0.2%
Spanish	12	0.1%
Other	10	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.0%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,352	37.6%
Irish	1,468	16.5%
Norwegian	1,171	13.1%
English	915	10.3%
Italian	407	4.6%
American	329	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	209	2.3%
Swedish	192	2.2%
Welsh	175	2.0%
French	161	1.8%
Czech	126	1.4%
Scottish	126	1.4%
Scandinavian	119	1.3%
European	114	1.3%
Danish	96	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,863	99.4%
Not a citizen	52	0.6%

Native	8,802	98.7%
Foreign-born	113	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
86	1.4%	212	3.4%	1,476	23.7%	2,916	46.9%	1,018	16.4%	514	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	86	1.4%
9-12 Years	212	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,476	23.7%
Some College	2,916	46.9%
Bach. Degree	1,018	16.4%
Grad Degree	514	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,874	4,686	188	3.9%	6.1%
1991	4,728	4,538	190	4.0%	6.9%
1992	4,777	4,590	187	3.9%	6.7%
1993	4,847	4,667	180	3.7%	6.1%
1994	4,974	4,826	148	3.0%	5.5%
1995	4,815	4,639	176	3.7%	5.7%
1996	4,759	4,600	159	3.3%	5.6%
1997	4,760	4,603	157	3.3%	5.5%
1998	4,940	4,733	207	4.2%	5.6%
1999	5,016	4,809	207	4.1%	5.3%

2000	4,781	4,585	196	4.1%	4.8%
2001	4,448	4,287	161	3.6%	4.6%
2002	4,312	4,162	150	3.5%	4.6%
2003	4,288	4,140	148	3.5%	4.7%
2004	4,249	4,078	171	4.0%	4.5%
2005	4,186	4,040	146	3.5%	4.1%
2006	4,171	4,054	117	2.8%	3.3%
2007	4,282	4,169	113	2.6%	3.4%
2008	4,427	4,276	151	3.4%	4.7%
2009	4,376	4,160	216	4.9%	7.1%

2010	4,518	4,331	187	4.1%	7.2%
2011	4,552	4,394	158	3.5%	6.6%
2012	4,652	4,503	149	3.2%	5.8%
2013	4,812	4,662	150	3.1%	5.4%
2014	4,866	4,738	128	2.6%	4.7%
2015	4,822	4,666	156	3.2%	4.3%
2016	4,601	4,418	183	4.0%	4.3%
2017	4,681	4,534	147	3.1%	4.1%
2018	4,633	4,508	125	2.7%	3.8%
2019	4,615	4,500	115	2.5%	3.6%

2020	4,668	4,408	260	5.6%	5.9%
2021	4,529	4,388	141	3.1%	3.4%
2022	4,572	4,466	106	2.3%	2.6%
2023	4,291	4,180	111	2.6%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,381
Median Value	$197,100

Occupied	3,770	86.1%
Vacant	611	13.9%

Owned	2,722	72.2%
Rented	1,048	27.8%
Median Rent	$791

Single-Family Units	3,503	80.0%
Detached	3,416	78.0%
Attached	87	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	316	7.2%
Mobile Homes	381	8.7%

Dawson County, MT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dawson County, MT

2022 Housing Data for Dawson County, MT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dawson County, MT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dawson County, MT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dawson County, MT

Historical Labor Force Data for Dawson County, MT