Jury Pool Profile
Haakon County, South Dakota
Republican +80 (2024)
- Population
- 1,708
- Median household income
- $59,231
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 1,508 88.3%
- Black or African American alone 24 1.4%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 123 7.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 14 0.8%
- Two or more races 39 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 47.1
- Under 18 374 21.9%
- 18–24 101 5.9%
- 25–44 352 20.6%
- 45–64 396 23.2%
- 65 and over 485 28.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 1.8%
- -0.35 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $132.8M
- 0.17% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $47,525
- Establishments
- 111
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 216 27.7%
- Education & health services 161 20.6%
- Manufacturing 77 9.9%
- Leisure & hospitality 47 6.0%
- Natural resources & mining 40 5.1%
- Financial activities 32 4.1%
- Professional & business services 30 3.8%
- Information 23 2.9%
- Public administration 22 2.8%
- Construction 17 2.2%
- Other services 15 1.9%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 82.0%
- Median gross rent
- $688
- Owner-occupied
- 553
- Renter-occupied
- 121
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 1,125 votes cast
- Republican 1,004 89.2%
- Democratic 105 9.3%
- Other / third-party 16 1.4%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
98.7% speak only English at home
- German 17 1.1%
- Other 3 0.2%
- Spanish 1 0.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 674
- Family households
- 486
- 72.1% of households
- Married w/ children
- 450
- Single-mother households
- 20
- Veterans
- 64
- 4.8% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
63.5% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 501 26.8%
- Evangelical Protestant 283 15.1%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 231 12.3%
- Mainline Protestant 173 9.2%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 89.4%
- With a disability
- 12.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 19.5%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
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
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 1
- 74.96 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 1
NHTSA FARS 2023