Harper County Demographics

A map of Harper County's Population by Race

Harper County, Kansas had a population of 5,485 in 2020. It was 85.9% White, 0.3% Black, 0.3% Asian, 7.7% Hispanic, 1.5% Native American/Other, and 4.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Harper County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Harper County is the 63rd most populous county of the 105 counties in Kansas.

Harper County's White Population

4,714 residents of Harper County identify as White, or 85.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Harper County larger than the White share of the population of Kansas (72.2% White). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #57 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more White than neighboring Alfalfa County (82.5% White). Harper County is less White than neighboring Kingman County (91.4% White), Grant County (87.1% White), Sumner County (86.4% White), and Barber County (90.2% White).

Harper County's Black Population

16 residents of Harper County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Harper County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Kansas (5.6% Black). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #81 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more Black than neighboring Barber County (0.2% Black). Harper County is less Black than neighboring Kingman County (0.4% Black), Grant County (1.1% Black), Alfalfa County (4% Black), and Sumner County (0.9% Black).

Harper County's Asian Population

15 residents of Harper County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Harper County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Kansas (2.9% Asian). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #79 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more Asian than neighboring Alfalfa County (0.1% Asian). Harper County is less Asian than neighboring Kingman County (0.4% Asian), and Barber County (0.4% Asian).

Harper County's Hispanic Population

425 residents of Harper County identify as Hispanic, or 7.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Harper County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Kansas (13% Hispanic). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #40 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more Hispanic than neighboring Kingman County (3.6% Hispanic), Grant County (4.4% Hispanic), Alfalfa County (4.9% Hispanic), Sumner County (5.6% Hispanic), and Barber County (3.8% Hispanic).

Harper County's Native American/Other Population

80 residents of Harper County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Harper County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Kansas (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #13 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Kingman County (0.6% Native American/Other), Sumner County (1.4% Native American/Other), and Barber County (1.2% Native American/Other). Harper County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Grant County (2.4% Native American/Other), and Alfalfa County (3.5% Native American/Other).

Harper County's Multiracial Population

235 residents of Harper County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Harper County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Kansas (5.1% Multiracial). Of the 105 counties in Kansas, Harper County is ranked #39 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Harper County is more Multiracial than neighboring Kingman County (3.5% Multiracial), and Barber County (4.2% Multiracial). Harper County is less Multiracial than neighboring Grant County (4.7% Multiracial), Alfalfa County (4.9% Multiracial), and Sumner County (5.4% Multiracial).

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