Jury Pool Profile
Dawson County, Montana
- County seat
- Glendive
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,692
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,827.
At a glance
Dawson County is a 8,692-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,029, $8,491 below the MT state median of $75,520; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $58,816/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,827
- Median household income
- $71,334
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Dawson County has a population of 8,827, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.8%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,029; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 28.6%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 28.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dawson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.2% in 2024, 77.7% in 2020, 76.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (424 individuals).