Jury Pool Profile

Hyde County, South Dakota

Republican +55 (2024)

Population: 1,305
Median household income: $74,279
Unemployment: 1.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,135 87.0%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 162 12.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19 1.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.9

Under 18 266 20.4%
18–24 49 3.8%
25–44 263 20.2%
45–64 381 29.2%
65 and over 346 26.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.5%; -0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP: $173.0M; 0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,079
Establishments: 74

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 146 27.4%
Natural resources & mining 58 10.9%
Construction 21 3.9%
Financial activities 13 2.4%
Public administration 7 1.3%
Professional & business services 5 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.2%
Median gross rent: $921
Owner-occupied: 440
Renter-occupied: 95

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 695 votes cast

Republican 530 76.3%
Democratic 148 21.3%
Other / third-party 17 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.0% speak only English at home

Other 12 1.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 535
Family households: 358; 66.9% of households
Married w/ children: 325
Single-mother households: 14
Veterans: 41; 3.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

89.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 571 45.2%
Evangelical Protestant 336 26.6%
Catholic 220 17.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.3%
With a disability: 11.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.1%

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: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023