Jury Pool Profile

Harding County, South Dakota

Republican +86 (2024)

Population: 1,092
Median household income: $74,766
Unemployment: 1.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 968 88.6%
Black or African American alone 18 1.6%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 13 1.2%
Two or more races 79 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 21 1.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.9

Under 18 237 21.7%
18–24 38 3.5%
25–44 233 21.3%
45–64 365 33.4%
65 and over 219 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.4%; -0.72 pp vs. state
County GDP: $90.7M; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,625
Establishments: 68

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Construction 91 20.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 83 18.7%
Natural resources & mining 64 14.4%
Public administration 16 3.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.1%
Median gross rent: $478
Owner-occupied: 380
Renter-occupied: 113

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 820 votes cast

Republican 754 92.0%
Democratic 48 5.9%
Other / third-party 18 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

German 20 1.9%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.7%
Other Indo-European 5 0.5%
Spanish 3 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 493
Family households: 288; 58.4% of households
Married w/ children: 254
Single-mother households: 2
Veterans: 81; 9.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 348 26.5%
Mainline Protestant 263 20.1%
Evangelical Protestant 181 13.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.6%
With a disability: 8.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 30.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th 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: Belle Fourche, Bison, Buffalo, Deadwood, Dupree, McIntosh, Sturgis, Timber Lake

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