Charles Mix County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 5,916 63.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 274 3.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 14 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 54 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 511 5.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 2,509 27.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 3 0.0%

• Under 18 2,851 30.7%
• 18–24 722 7.8%
• 25–44 1,911 20.6%
• 45–64 2,038 22.0%
• 65 and over 1,759 19.0%

Median household income

$59,612

90% interval $53,002–$66,222

−$17,882 vs SD · 53rd of 66

Below poverty line

20.3%

90% interval 15.9%–24.7%

+9.8 pp vs SD · 11th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.2%

+0.09 pp vs. state

County GDP

$599.6M

0.78% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,931

Establishments

377

• Education & health services 1,066 30.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 613 17.7%
• Public administration 353 10.2%
• Construction 237 6.8%
• Professional & business services 227 6.6%
• Natural resources & mining 176 5.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 175 5.1%
• Financial activities 134 3.9%
• Manufacturing 103 3.0%
• Other services 83 2.4%
• Information 23 0.7%

The sectors listed cover 92.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

72.3%

+3.7 pp vs SD · 43rd of 66

Median gross rent

$704

−$242 vs SD · 45th of 66

Owner-occupied

2,193

Renter-occupied

839

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $73,495/yr) pays 3.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,806/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,551 70.6%
• Democratic 1,000 27.7%
• Other / third-party 64 1.8%

• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 95 1.1%
• German or other West Germanic 59 0.7%
• Spanish 33 0.4%
• Vietnamese 19 0.2%
• Tagalog 4 0.0%
• Arabic 2 0.0%

Households

3,032

Family households

1,950

64.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

578

29.6% of families

Single-mother families

96

4.9% of families

Veterans

520

8.1% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,882 30.7%
• Catholic 2,196 23.4%
• Mainline Protestant 1,333 14.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4 0.0%

Health insured

82.9%

±2.5 pp

Uninsured

17.1%

±2.5 pp

11th of 66

With a disability

11.5%

±1.5 pp

43rd of 66

Bachelor's or higher

25.7%

±2.8 pp

−6.2 pp vs SD · 31st of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

14.8%

90% interval 13.2%–16.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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 counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

124.42 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8