Jury Pool Profile

Hughes County, South Dakota

Republican +30 (2024)

Population: 17,732
Median household income: $78,981
Unemployment: 1.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,395 81.2%
Black or African American alone 4 0.0%
Asian alone 137 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,028 11.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 185 1.0%
Two or more races 983 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 543 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.3

Under 18 4,361 24.6%
18–24 1,077 6.1%
25–44 4,585 25.9%
45–64 4,591 25.9%
65 and over 3,118 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.7%; -0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.7B; 2.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $61,739
Establishments: 941

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 2,597 23.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,067 19.0%
Education & health services 1,606 14.8%
Professional & business services 1,301 12.0%
Leisure & hospitality 934 8.6%
Financial activities 646 5.9%
Construction 451 4.2%
Other services 343 3.2%
Information 114 1.0%
Natural resources & mining 95 0.9%
Manufacturing 56 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.2%
Median gross rent: $930
Owner-occupied: 5,500
Renter-occupied: 1,816

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,435 votes cast

Republican 5,379 63.8%
Democratic 2,838 33.6%
Other / third-party 218 2.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 261 1.6%
Other 142 0.8%
Vietnamese 133 0.8%
German 53 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 20 0.1%
Slavic languages 6 0.0%
Arabic 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,316
Family households: 4,509; 61.6% of households
Married w/ children: 3,417
Single-mother households: 366
Veterans: 1,214; 9.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.4% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,112 28.8%
Mainline Protestant 3,036 17.1%
Catholic 2,815 15.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 483 2.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.9%
With a disability: 12.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 35.9%

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; 7.48 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023