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Hardin County Demographics

A map of Hardin County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
3,37492.5%
Multiracial
1764.8%
Hispanic
651.8%
Asian
170.5%
Black
110.3%
Native American/Other
60.2%

Hardin County, Illinois had a population of 3,649 in 2020. It was 92.5% White, 0.3% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 4.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Hardin County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Hardin County is the 102nd most populous county of the 102 counties in Illinois.

Hardin County's White Population

3,374 residents of Hardin County identify as White, or 92.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Hardin County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #36 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is more White than neighboring Union County (86.3% White). Hardin County is less White than neighboring Crittenden County (94.8% White), Gallatin County (94.7% White), Pope County (92.8% White), and Livingston County (92.6% White).

Hardin County's Black Population

11 residents of Hardin County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Hardin County less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #95 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is less Black than neighboring Crittenden County (0.9% Black), Gallatin County (0.5% Black), Pope County (1% Black), and Union County (7.5% Black).

Hardin County's Asian Population

17 residents of Hardin County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Hardin County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #57 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is more Asian than neighboring Crittenden County (0.1% Asian), Pope County (0.4% Asian), Livingston County (0.1% Asian), and Union County (0.2% Asian).

Hardin County's Hispanic Population

65 residents of Hardin County identify as Hispanic, or 1.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Hardin County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #75 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is more Hispanic than neighboring Crittenden County (1.3% Hispanic), Gallatin County (1.1% Hispanic), and Union County (1.4% Hispanic). Hardin County is less Hispanic than neighboring Pope County (1.9% Hispanic), and Livingston County (2.1% Hispanic).

Hardin County's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Hardin County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Hardin County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #97 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Pope County (0% Native American/Other). Hardin County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Crittenden County (0.4% Native American/Other), Livingston County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Union County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Hardin County's Multiracial Population

176 residents of Hardin County identify as Multiracial, or 4.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Hardin County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 102 counties in Illinois, Hardin County is ranked #6 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Hardin County is more Multiracial than neighboring Crittenden County (2.5% Multiracial), Gallatin County (3.1% Multiracial), Pope County (3.9% Multiracial), Livingston County (4.4% Multiracial), and Union County (4% Multiracial).

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