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Jury Pool Profile

Faulk County, South Dakota

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
2,137
Median household income
$58,000
Unemployment
1.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,068 96.8%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 2 0.1%
  • Two or more races 63 2.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 51 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

  • Under 18 530 24.8%
  • 18–24 162 7.6%
  • 25–44 427 20.0%
  • 45–64 496 23.2%
  • 65 and over 522 24.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
1.6%
-0.52 pp vs. state
County GDP
$169.3M
0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,528
Establishments
126

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 159 23.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 140 20.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 69 10.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 47 6.8%
  • Financial activities 34 4.9%
  • Public administration 13 1.9%
  • Professional & business services 10 1.5%
  • Other services 8 1.2%
  • Information 7 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.9%
Median gross rent
$692
Owner-occupied
685
Renter-occupied
151

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,130 votes cast

  • Republican 920 81.4%
  • Democratic 183 16.2%
  • Other / third-party 27 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

  • German 65 3.2%
  • Other 34 1.7%
  • Spanish 5 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
836
Family households
489
58.5% of households
Married w/ children
453
Single-mother households
10
Veterans
107
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

73.3% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 570 26.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 561 26.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 427 20.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.7%
With a disability
12.0%
Bachelor's or higher
18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

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

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Faulk County, South Dakota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.