Jury Pool Profile
Buffalo County, South Dakota
Democratic +27 (2024)
- Population
- 1,757
- Median household income
- $47,000
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 381 21.7%
- Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,318 75.0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 17 1.0%
- Two or more races 41 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58 3.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 26.2
- Under 18 637 36.3%
- 18–24 204 11.6%
- 25–44 407 23.2%
- 45–64 345 19.6%
- 65 and over 164 9.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 4.2%
- +2.04 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $95.5M
- 0.12% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $50,972
- Establishments
- 27
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 82 15.2%
- Professional & business services 39 7.2%
- Public administration 26 4.8%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 2 0.4%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 52.6%
- Median gross rent
- $535
- Owner-occupied
- 261
- Renter-occupied
- 235
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 466 votes cast
- Democratic 291 62.4%
- Republican 164 35.2%
- Other / third-party 11 2.4%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
98.4% speak only English at home
- Other 25 1.6%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 496
- Family households
- 319
- 64.3% of households
- Married w/ children
- 136
- Single-mother households
- 63
- Veterans
- 128
- 11.4% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
77.5% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 1,328 68.2%
- Mainline Protestant 164 8.4%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 18 0.9%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 57.1%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 7.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 4 (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
- Alexandria, Armour, Chamberlain, Elk Point, Gann Valley, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Olivet, Parker, Plankinton, Salem, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 2
- 178.57 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 2
NHTSA FARS 2023