Poverty Rate in Dawson County, MT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #511/3,222 · #12 in MT
84th
Dawson 8.7%
MT 11.5% -24.3%
US 12.6% -30.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dawson County's poverty rate of 8.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Dawson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #508 | Marathon County, WI | 8.7% |
| #509 | LaMoure County, ND | 8.7% |
| #510 | Cheshire County, NH | 8.7% |
| #511 | Dawson County, MT | 8.7% |
| #512 | Southampton County, VA | 8.7% |
| #513 | Otter Tail County, MN | 8.7% |
| #514 | Charlevoix County, MI | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Dawson County, Montana has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #511 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Montana, it ranks #12 of 56. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.