Jury Pool Profile

Clay County, South Dakota

Democratic +6 (2024)

Population: 15,133
Median household income: $58,794
Unemployment: 2.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 13,127 86.7%
Black or African American alone 304 2.0%
Asian alone 457 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 605 4.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 13 0.1%
Some other race alone 30 0.2%
Two or more races 597 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 488 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 24.5

Under 18 2,666 17.6%
18–24 5,066 33.5%
25–44 3,104 20.5%
45–64 2,454 16.2%
65 and over 1,843 12.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.1%; +0.02 pp vs. state
County GDP: $877.1M; 1.14% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,924
Establishments: 471

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,103 18.2%
Leisure & hospitality 918 15.1%
Education & health services 635 10.5%
Professional & business services 248 4.1%
Manufacturing 219 3.6%
Construction 156 2.6%
Other services 152 2.5%
Financial activities 130 2.1%
Public administration 93 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 25 0.4%
Information 20 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 51.8%
Median gross rent: $736
Owner-occupied: 2,878
Renter-occupied: 2,683

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,657 votes cast

Democratic 2,944 52.0%
Republican 2,574 45.5%
Other / third-party 139 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 221 1.5%
Chinese 167 1.2%
Arabic 98 0.7%
Other Indo-European 85 0.6%
Slavic languages 56 0.4%
Other 46 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 42 0.3%
German 36 0.3%
Vietnamese 35 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.1%
Tagalog 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,561
Family households: 2,693; 48.4% of households
Married w/ children: 2,155
Single-mother households: 235
Veterans: 575; 4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,366 15.8%
Catholic 1,458 9.7%
Evangelical Protestant 768 5.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 520 3.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.7%
With a disability: 11.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 46.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023