Jury Pool Profile

Corson County, South Dakota

Republican +12 (2024)

Population: 3,859
Median household income: $43,750
Unemployment: 4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,162 30.1%
Black or African American alone 4 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,581 66.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 8 0.2%
Two or more races 104 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 29.9

Under 18 1,372 35.6%
18–24 356 9.2%
25–44 818 21.2%
45–64 816 21.1%
65 and over 497 12.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.1%; +1.97 pp vs. state
County GDP: $121.1M; 0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,202
Establishments: 68

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 339 44.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 114 15.1%
Public administration 74 9.8%
Financial activities 8 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 60.5%
Median gross rent: $473
Owner-occupied: 673
Renter-occupied: 439

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,143 votes cast

Republican 631 55.2%
Democratic 495 43.3%
Other / third-party 17 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

87.3% speak only English at home

Other 402 11.6%
Spanish 22 0.6%
German 13 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,112
Family households: 824; 74.1% of households
Married w/ children: 441
Single-mother households: 91
Veterans: 198; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 997 25.6%
Mainline Protestant 721 18.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 281 7.2%
Evangelical Protestant 109 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 81.2%
With a disability: 15.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th 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: Belle Fourche, Bison, Buffalo, Deadwood, Dupree, McIntosh, Sturgis, Timber Lake

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 80.42 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023