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  • Largest town: Lamesa

Dawson County, Texas

Dawson County had 11,758 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 900.3 square miles of land. It ranks 156th of 254 in Texas by population and 144th by land area.

Population
11,758
#156 of 254 in Texas · #2,298 in US
Area
900.3 sq mi
#144 of 254 in Texas · #851 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#155 of 254 in Texas · #2,457 in US
Median household income
$55,057
#179 of 254 in Texas · #2,315 in US

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

Dawson County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Dawson County population, land area and income

Dawson County had 11,758 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 900.3 square miles of land. It ranks 156th of 254 in Texas by population and 144th by land area. That works out to 13.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents; Dawson County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,057 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,758

3144th1st

2298th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

900 sq mi

3144th1st

851st of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2457th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,057

3143rd1st

2315th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

11,758

254th1st

156th of 254 (TX)

Land area

900 sq mi

254th1st

144th of 254 (TX)

Density

13.1 / sq mi

254th1st

155th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$55,057

254th1st

179th of 254 (TX)

How Dawson County's population changed since 2020

Dawson County lost 714 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.7%. That ranks 238th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Dawson County recorded 691 births and 771 deaths, a natural change of -80. Net international migration added +58 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -687. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 687 people.

12.5k202012.4k202112.2k202211.9k202311.8k2024
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
691
Deaths
771
Net international migration
+58
Net domestic migration
-687
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-145

Where Dawson County is

The Census internal point of Dawson County is at 32.742500, -101.948800. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 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.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Dawson County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
32.742500, -101.948800
DMS
32°44'33.00"N 101°56'55.68"W
UTM
14N 223687.0E 3626588.9N
Geohash
9tzd20e4u
Plus code
854WP3V2+2F

Towns in Dawson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dawson County, 8,108 people together, or 69% 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 Lamesa with 8,108.

  1. 01Lamesa8,108
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dawson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dawson County. The most populous is Howard County, TX, with 30,833 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 300.9 miles ESE of Dawson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Midland, TX (population 143,687), 50.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Big Spring, TX (population 22,541), 44.1 miles away.

Dawson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dawson County is 48115: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,057.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dawson County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,758. That is down 714 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,472.

What is the FIPS code of Dawson County?

48115. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dawson County?

Lamesa, with 8,108 residents inside Dawson County in 2024.

Which counties border Dawson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Howard County, TX; Gaines County, TX; Terry County, TX; Lynn County, TX; Martin County, TX; Borden County, TX.

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.