Harding County, SD
Demographic and economic profile of Harding County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Harding County is a sparsely populated ranching and agricultural economy in western South Dakota, with just 1,092 residents and a population that has declined 16.7% over five years. The labor force is small but highly engaged, with a 76.5% participation rate and a 1.0% unemployment rate; 30.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $40,909. Housing costs are low—median home value of $156,400 and median gross rent of $478/month—and a poverty rate of just 5.6% reflects the relative economic stability of this rural, homeowner-dominated community (77.1% ownership rate).
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-16.7% since 2018
Harding County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,049 (91.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races55 (4.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone18 (1.6%)
- Black or African American Alone17 (1.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone6 (0.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic20
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7
- 3.Other Indo-European5
- 4.Spanish3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining266
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance86
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)71
- 4.Public Administration (Group)46
- 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)45
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations365
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations101
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations101
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations76
- 5.Service Occupations44
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.