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  • FIPS 13085
  • Largest town: Dawsonville

Dawson County, Georgia

Dawson County had 33,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 210.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 159 in Georgia by population and 134th by land area.

Population
33,748
#58 of 159 in Georgia · #1,346 in US
Area
210.8 sq mi
#134 of 159 in Georgia · #2,981 in US
Density
160 / sq mi
#41 of 159 in Georgia · #667 in US
Median household income
$89,330
#12 of 159 in Georgia · #257 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Dawson County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Dawson County population, land area and income

Dawson County had 33,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 210.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 159 in Georgia by population and 134th by land area. That works out to 160.1 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents; Dawson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $89,330 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,748

3144th1st

1346th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

211 sq mi

3144th1st

2981st of 3,144 (US)

Density

160.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

667th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$89,330

3143rd1st

257th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

33,748

159th1st

58th of 159 (GA)

Land area

211 sq mi

159th1st

134th of 159 (GA)

Density

160.1 / sq mi

159th1st

41st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$89,330

159th1st

12th of 159 (GA)

How Dawson County's population changed since 2020

Dawson County gained 6,687 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 24.7%. That ranks 2nd of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Dawson County recorded 1,404 births and 1,303 deaths, a natural change of +101. Net international migration added +82 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +6,746. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 6,746 people.

27.1k202028.5k202130.2k202231.7k202333.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,404
Deaths
1,303
Net international migration
+82
Net domestic migration
+6,746
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,028

Where Dawson County is

The Census internal point of Dawson County is at 34.442600, -84.173300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Dawson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Dawson County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.442600, -84.173300
DMS
34°26'33.36"N 84°10'23.88"W
UTM
16N 759716.2E 3814857.5N
Geohash
dnh5uw4fe
Plus code
866QCRVG+2M

Towns in Dawson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dawson County, 4,875 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dawson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dawsonville with 4,875.

  1. 01Dawsonville4,875
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dawson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Dawson County. The most populous is Cherokee County, GA, with 293,513 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 49.5 miles SSW of Dawson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sandy Springs, GA (population 105,505), 37.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cumming, GA (population 10,175), 16.5 miles away.

Dawson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dawson County is 13085: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $89,330.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dawson County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,748. That is up 6,687 people (24.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,061.

What is the FIPS code of Dawson County?

13085. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dawson County?

Dawsonville, with 4,875 residents inside Dawson County in 2024.

Which counties border Dawson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cherokee County, GA; Forsyth County, GA; Hall County, GA; Pickens County, GA; Lumpkin County, GA; Gilmer County, GA; Fannin County, GA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.