Haakon County Demographics

A map of Haakon County's Population by Race

Haakon County, South Dakota had a population of 1,872 in 2020. It was 91.7% White, 0.1% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic, 2.7% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Haakon County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Haakon County is the 60th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Haakon County's White Population

1,717 residents of Haakon County identify as White, or 91.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Haakon County larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #23 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is more White than neighboring Jackson County (37.2% White), Ziebach County (16.7% White), Stanley County (85.7% White), Jones County (84.3% White), and Mellette County (33.9% White).

Haakon County's Black Population

2 residents of Haakon County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Haakon County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #53 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is more Black than neighboring Ziebach County (0% Black). Haakon County is less Black than neighboring Jackson County (0.4% Black), Stanley County (0.4% Black), and Jones County (0.4% Black).

Haakon County's Asian Population

14 residents of Haakon County identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Haakon County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #12 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is more Asian than neighboring Jackson County (0.2% Asian), Ziebach County (0.1% Asian), Stanley County (0.2% Asian), Jones County (0% Asian), and Mellette County (0.2% Asian).

Haakon County's Hispanic Population

19 residents of Haakon County identify as Hispanic, or 1.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Haakon County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #63 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is less Hispanic than neighboring Jackson County (2.2% Hispanic), Ziebach County (1.4% Hispanic), Jones County (1.2% Hispanic), and Mellette County (2% Hispanic).

Haakon County's Native American/Other Population

50 residents of Haakon County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 2.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Haakon County slightly less than the Native American/Other share of the population of South Dakota (8.7% Native American/Other). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #34 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Jackson County (54% Native American/Other), Ziebach County (78.9% Native American/Other), Stanley County (6.9% Native American/Other), Jones County (5.6% Native American/Other), and Mellette County (57.8% Native American/Other).

Haakon County's Multiracial Population

70 residents of Haakon County identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Haakon County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Haakon County is ranked #24 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Haakon County is more Multiracial than neighboring Ziebach County (2.8% Multiracial). Haakon County is less Multiracial than neighboring Jackson County (5.9% Multiracial), Stanley County (5.8% Multiracial), Jones County (8.5% Multiracial), and Mellette County (6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.