2020 census As of the
2020 United States census, the county had a population of 2,488. Of the residents, 24.5% were under the age of 18 and 23.0% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.5 males. The racial makeup of the county was 70.0% White, 6.6%
Black or African American, 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 8.8% from some other race, and 11.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 29.7% of the population. of 2000, there were 3,283 people, 1,266 households, and 863 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 1,647 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 72.65%
White, 9.78%
Black or
African American, 1.13%
Native American, 0.18%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 14.32% from
other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. The population was 22.78% Hispanic or Latino. There were 1,266 households, out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were
married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.90% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $22,365, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $21,530 versus $16,658 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,464. About 23.50% of families and 29.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 38.20% of those under age 18 and 19.90% of those age 65 or over.
Population decline Common to many rural counties in the
Great Plains the population of Harmon county has declined steadily since 1930. Between 1930 and 2020, Harmon County lost a greater percentage of its population than any other Oklahoma county, from 13,834 in 1930 to 2,488 in 2020, a decrease of 82.1%. ==Politics==