Jury Pool Profile

Brown County, South Dakota

Republican +27 (2024)

Population: 38,079
Median household income: $70,239
Unemployment: 2.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 32,615 85.7%
Black or African American alone 171 0.4%
Asian alone 1,158 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,743 4.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 29 0.1%
Some other race alone 445 1.2%
Two or more races 1,918 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,687 4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.8

Under 18 9,089 23.9%
18–24 3,740 9.8%
25–44 9,321 24.5%
45–64 9,221 24.2%
65 and over 6,708 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.0%; -0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.2B; 4.11% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,430
Establishments: 1,522

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,679 23.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,383 22.1%
Manufacturing 2,611 13.2%
Leisure & hospitality 2,150 10.9%
Professional & business services 1,354 6.8%
Public administration 1,188 6.0%
Financial activities 1,072 5.4%
Construction 1,006 5.1%
Other services 621 3.1%
Natural resources & mining 369 1.9%
Information 160 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.7%
Median gross rent: $794
Owner-occupied: 10,753
Renter-occupied: 5,611

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,043 votes cast

Republican 10,645 62.5%
Democratic 6,075 35.6%
Other / third-party 323 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 976 2.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 376 1.0%
German 231 0.6%
Korean 142 0.4%
Tagalog 140 0.4%
Arabic 90 0.3%
Other 85 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 67 0.2%
Other Indo-European 46 0.1%
Vietnamese 44 0.1%
Chinese 38 0.1%
Slavic languages 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,364
Family households: 9,197; 56.2% of households
Married w/ children: 7,346
Single-mother households: 747
Veterans: 1,774; 6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

75.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 11,140 29.1%
Mainline Protestant 9,183 24.0%
Evangelical Protestant 7,757 20.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 720 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.5%
With a disability: 12.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 33.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal trial jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ujs.sd.gov directory + SDCL § 16-5-1. SD has 46 Circuit Court judges statewide (2025 UJS Guide to South Dakota Courts); the per-circuit figures shown are approximate (judges may sit by assignment across circuits). Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, small claims) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
Court seats: Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 10.35 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023