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DAWSON CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
15,999 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
69.7% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
356.9% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
84.0% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2006 |
0.8% |
29.9% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 |
2.6% |
7.5% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
7.0% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
18.0% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
65.6% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
9.3% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
36.2 |
33.4 |
| White |
36.4 |
36.2 |
| African American |
23.5 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2005 |
$29,478 |
$30,914 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 |
12.5% |
13.5% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
| Female: 2000 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
7.6% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
7.5% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
0.0% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
8.6% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
22.3% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
26.6% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 |
6.7 |
10.1 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$1,518,369 |
$1,067,776,526 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 |
18.7 |
24.3 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$68,816 |
$85,672,204 |
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| EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over |
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| Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 |
20.5% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
20.5% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
0.0% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
12.0% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
18.3% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
83.3% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
| Class of '06 Percent Completion |
71.6% |
70.8% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 |
2,601 |
1,123,385 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) |
5.7 |
8.5 |
| White |
5.7 |
6.1 |
| African American |
0.0 |
13.6 |
| Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
11.0 |
10.8 |
| Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
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8.0 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 |
7.4% |
8.9% |
| White |
7.5% |
6.8% |
| African American |
0.0% |
13.1% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 |
21.3% |
37.4% |
| White of Total White Births |
21.2% |
23.7% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
28.6% |
66.4% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 |
7.7% |
9.6% |
| * Data not reported when events are greater than
zero and less than five. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 |
16.6% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy07 |
$6,852,885 |
$3,422,074,908 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2006 |
2,707.9 |
4,011.9 |
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