Jury Pool Profile

Gregory County, South Dakota

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 3,993
Median household income: $52,432
Unemployment: 2.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,491 87.4%
Black or African American alone 40 1.0%
Asian alone 5 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 224 5.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 13 0.3%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 220 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.7

Under 18 975 24.4%
18–24 254 6.4%
25–44 746 18.7%
45–64 989 24.8%
65 and over 1,029 25.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.0%; -0.16 pp vs. state
County GDP: $237.7M; 0.31% of state
Avg. annual pay: $39,901
Establishments: 230

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 491 31.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 449 28.3%
Leisure & hospitality 155 9.8%
Public administration 94 5.9%
Financial activities 92 5.8%
Professional & business services 87 5.5%
Other services 38 2.4%
Information 14 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.3%
Median gross rent: $614
Owner-occupied: 1,281
Renter-occupied: 354

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,267 votes cast

Republican 1,790 79.0%
Democratic 426 18.8%
Other / third-party 51 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 19 0.5%
German 12 0.3%
Other 12 0.3%
Tagalog 8 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,635
Family households: 994; 60.8% of households
Married w/ children: 849
Single-mother households: 36
Veterans: 207; 6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

82.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,518 38.0%
Evangelical Protestant 1,015 25.4%
Mainline Protestant 684 17.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 58 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 12.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 6th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 2 (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: Burke, Fort Pierre, Gettysburg, Highmore, Kadoka, Kennebec, Martin, Mission, Murdo, Onida, Philip, Pierre, White River, Winner

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 33.13 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023