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Howard, SD Demographics

A map of Howard's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
77791.6%
Multiracial
313.7%
Hispanic
232.7%
Native American/Other
101.2%
Asian
40.5%
Black
30.4%

Howard, South Dakota had a population of 848 in 2020. It was 91.6% White, 0.4% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 1.2% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Howard, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is the 87th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Howard's White Population

777 residents of Howard identify as White, or 91.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Howard slightly larger than the White share of the population of South Dakota (79.6% White). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #200 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more White than neighboring Cloverleaf Colony (87.5% White). Howard is less White than neighboring Vilas (93.1% White), Shannon Colony (100% White), Canova (98.9% White), and Winfred (92.1% White).

Howard's Black Population

3 residents of Howard identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Howard roughly similar to the Black share of the population of South Dakota (2% Black). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #101 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more Black than neighboring Vilas (0% Black), Shannon Colony (0% Black), Canova (0% Black), Winfred (0% Black), and Cloverleaf Colony (0% Black).

Howard's Asian Population

4 residents of Howard identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Howard roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of South Dakota (1.5% Asian). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #99 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more Asian than neighboring Vilas (0% Asian), Shannon Colony (0% Asian), Canova (0% Asian), Winfred (0% Asian), and Cloverleaf Colony (0% Asian).

Howard's Hispanic Population

23 residents of Howard identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Howard roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of South Dakota (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #200 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more Hispanic than neighboring Shannon Colony (0% Hispanic), and Canova (1.1% Hispanic). Howard is less Hispanic than neighboring Vilas (6.9% Hispanic), Winfred (5.3% Hispanic), and Cloverleaf Colony (6.3% Hispanic).

Howard's Native American/Other Population

10 residents of Howard identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Howard slightly less than the Native American/Other share of the population of South Dakota (8.7% Native American/Other). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #264 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more Native American/Other than neighboring Vilas (0% Native American/Other), Shannon Colony (0% Native American/Other), Canova (0% Native American/Other), and Cloverleaf Colony (0% Native American/Other). Howard is less Native American/Other than neighboring Winfred (2.6% Native American/Other).

Howard's Multiracial Population

31 residents of Howard identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Howard roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of South Dakota (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 486 places in South Dakota, Howard is ranked #168 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Howard is more Multiracial than neighboring Vilas (0% Multiracial), Shannon Colony (0% Multiracial), Canova (0% Multiracial), and Winfred (0% Multiracial). Howard is less Multiracial than neighboring Cloverleaf Colony (6.3% Multiracial).

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