Haakon County, SD Population

Overview

1,868

Total Population

44.9

Median age

55.89%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

86.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Haakon County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Haakon County is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Haakon County's population under 18 was 25.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Haakon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Haakon County, 21.47% were under the age of 15, 14.24% aged 15 to 29, 39.51% aged 30 to 64, 17.40% aged 65 to 84, and 7.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 220 more females than males in Haakon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.89% females and 44.11% males in Haakon County, SD.
The Haakon County, SD gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 88.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 125.

Haakon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Haakon County population: 94.11% are White, 0.05% are Black or African American, 3.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.27% are some other race and 1.87% are multiracial.
Haakon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,867 (99.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Haakon County is White with a population of 1,758 (94.11% of the total population).

Haakon County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,197 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Haakon County's population decreased by 267 (12.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Haakon County's population decreased by 60 (3.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Haakon County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,807.