Haakon County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 1,550 90.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 22 1.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 16 0.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 108 6.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 24 1.4%

• Under 18 350 20.3%
• 18–24 105 6.1%
• 25–44 367 21.3%
• 45–64 399 23.2%
• 65 and over 501 29.1%

Median household income

$74,649

90% interval $67,702–$81,596

−$2,845 vs SD · 28th of 66

Below poverty line

10.8%

90% interval 8.2%–13.4%

+0.3 pp vs SD · 39th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.8%

−0.39 pp vs. state

County GDP

$132.8M

0.17% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,467

Establishments

108

• Trade, transportation & utilities 263 31.5%
• Education & health services 164 19.7%
• Manufacturing 78 9.4%
• Natural resources & mining 37 4.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 36 4.3%
• Financial activities 33 4.0%
• Professional & business services 31 3.7%
• Information 25 3.0%
• Other services 23 2.8%
• Construction 17 2.0%
• Public administration 16 1.9%

The sectors listed cover 86.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

79.2%

+10.6 pp vs SD · 17th of 66

Median gross rent

$584

−$362 vs SD · 59th of 66

Owner-occupied

544

Renter-occupied

143

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $98,067/yr) pays 7.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $14,090/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.7 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,004 89.2%
• Democratic 105 9.3%
• Other / third-party 16 1.4%

• German or other West Germanic 11 0.7%
• Spanish 2 0.1%

Households

687

Family households

455

66.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

128

28.1% of families

Single-mother families

4

0.9% of families

Veterans

87

6.3% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 501 26.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 283 15.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 231 12.3%
• Mainline Protestant 173 9.2%

Health insured

93.3%

±3.1 pp

Uninsured

6.7%

±3.1 pp

40th of 66

With a disability

11.9%

±3.4 pp

40th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

21.5%

±5.9 pp

−10.4 pp vs SD · 46th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.2%

90% interval 9.8%–12.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

72.89 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1