County profile
Dawson County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#1193 of 3,127 US counties by GDP42nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,577
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
672
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$48.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,452
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
14.6%
Median HH income
$69.9k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
17.6%±2.0%
Poverty rate
10.8%±2.3%
Business applications
211 · 2025
Retail establishments
103
42.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing48%
Health care16%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction6%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,452
residents · 2025 · +1.5% since 2020
Income per capita $55.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,738
International migration+1,433
Natural change+672
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.5B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.9B2021
$1.9B2022
$2.1B2023
$2.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.2k±$6.7k
Median gross rent
$925/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±1.7%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$9.5M
31 units · 1.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
65.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$995/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Strong wind 94Drought 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2912016
3112017
3232018
3402019
3502020
3822021
4252022
4892023
5062024
5062025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -71% since 20211072021
752022
1512023
302024
312025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.3 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
7.6 km
UP
Nearest port
320.4 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
70.2 km
KEARNEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$48.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Dawson?
Dawson's economy produced $2.2B in 2024, growing 3.7% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.