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Dawson County

8,731Population
-2.4 %Change since 2020
45Net migration
2.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
8,731 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.4 %
Net migration
45 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.7 % (2025)
State
Montana
Population base, April 2020
8,942 (2020)
Births
71 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.1
Deaths
97 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Natural change, 2023
-26
International migration
1 (2023)
Domestic migration
44 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
5.2
Postal code
MT
FIPS code
30021

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.73.9
PeriodValue
20252.7 %
20242.4 %
20232.3 %
20222.3 %
20213.1 %
20205.5 %
20192.4 %
20182.7 %
20173.1 %
20164.0 %
20153.2 %
20142.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020248,7318,922
PeriodValue
20248,731
20238,820
20228,801
20218,859
20208,922