Kan 2015, piggawadan ni Presidente Barack Obama si Johnson kan Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kan 2016, pigtawan siya nin Silver Snoopy Award kan astronaut nin NASA na si Leland D. Melvin asin an NASA Group Achievement Award. Kan 2016, pigganapan siya ni Taraji P. Henson bilang pangenot na karakter sa pelikulang Hidden Figures. Kan 2019, si Johnson nagawadan nin Congressional Gold Medal. Kan 2021, na-induktar siya sa National Womens Hall of Fame.