Jury Pool Profile

Edmunds County, South Dakota

Republican +61 (2024)

Population: 4,033
Median household income: $77,266
Unemployment: 1.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,831 95.0%
Black or African American alone 33 0.8%
Asian alone 9 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 28 0.7%
Two or more races 113 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 82 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.6

Under 18 974 24.2%
18–24 203 5.0%
25–44 880 21.8%
45–64 1,072 26.6%
65 and over 904 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.9%; -0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP: $257.3M; 0.34% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,001
Establishments: 186

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 362 29.8%
Education & health services 225 18.5%
Natural resources & mining 173 14.3%
Manufacturing 84 6.9%
Leisure & hospitality 71 5.8%
Professional & business services 65 5.4%
Construction 59 4.9%
Financial activities 53 4.4%
Other services 23 1.9%
Public administration 10 0.8%
Information 5 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.9%
Median gross rent: $881
Owner-occupied: 1,286
Renter-occupied: 303

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,031 votes cast

Republican 1,618 79.7%
Democratic 384 18.9%
Other / third-party 29 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 81 2.2%
German 80 2.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.1%
Slavic languages 3 0.1%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,589
Family households: 1,113; 70.0% of households
Married w/ children: 996
Single-mother households: 51
Veterans: 245; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 943 23.7%
Evangelical Protestant 936 23.5%
Mainline Protestant 688 17.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.9%
With a disability: 11.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th 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: Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

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