Harding County Demographics

A map of Harding County's Population by Race

Harding County, South Dakota had a population of 1,311 in 2020. It was 91.9% White, 0.4% Black, 0.0% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 2.7% Native American/Other, and 2.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Harding County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Harding County is the 64th most populous county of the 66 counties in South Dakota.

Harding County's White Population

1,205 residents of Harding County identify as White, or 91.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Harding County larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Harding County is ranked #22 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is more White than neighboring Butte County (89.3% White). Harding County is less White than neighboring Bowman County (92.2% White), Slope County (96.2% White), Perkins County (93.5% White), and Carter County (94.8% White).

Harding County's Black Population

5 residents of Harding County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Harding County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Harding County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is more Black than neighboring Bowman County (0% Black), Butte County (0.1% Black), Slope County (0% Black), Perkins County (0.1% Black), and Carter County (0% Black).

Harding County's Asian Population

0 residents of Harding County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Harding County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Harding County is ranked #64 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is less Asian than neighboring Bowman County (0.6% Asian), Butte County (0.3% Asian), Perkins County (0.2% Asian), and Carter County (0.1% Asian).

Harding County's Hispanic Population

32 residents of Harding County identify as Hispanic, or 2.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Harding County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Harding County is ranked #35 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is more Hispanic than neighboring Slope County (1.1% Hispanic), Perkins County (1.3% Hispanic), and Carter County (0.8% Hispanic). Harding County is less Hispanic than neighboring Bowman County (4.3% Hispanic), and Butte County (4% Hispanic).

Harding County's Native American/Other Population

36 residents of Harding 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 Harding 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, Harding County is ranked #33 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Bowman County (1.2% Native American/Other), Butte County (2.1% Native American/Other), Slope County (0.3% Native American/Other), Perkins County (2.6% Native American/Other), and Carter County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Harding County's Multiracial Population

33 residents of Harding County identify as Multiracial, or 2.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Harding County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 66 counties in South Dakota, Harding County is ranked #46 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Harding County is more Multiracial than neighboring Bowman County (1.7% Multiracial), Slope County (2.4% Multiracial), and Perkins County (2.3% Multiracial). Harding County is less Multiracial than neighboring Butte County (4.2% Multiracial), and Carter County (3.6% Multiracial).

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