Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, South Dakota
- County seat
- Armour
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,888
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,828.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 2,888-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,820, $2,674 below the SD state median of $77,494; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $48,399/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.0%, below the 2.15% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,828
- Median household income
- $86,442
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Douglas County has a population of 2,828, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,820; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (26.8%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.0%, below the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.6% in 2024, 86.0% in 2020, 83.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (156 individuals).