Jury Pool Profile

Jackson County, South Dakota

Republican +35 (2024)

Population: 2,826
Median household income: $26,686
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,023 36.2%
Black or African American alone 5 0.2%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,761 62.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 37 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.2

Under 18 957 33.9%
18–24 211 7.5%
25–44 661 23.4%
45–64 644 22.8%
65 and over 353 12.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; +1.4 pp vs. state
County GDP: $107.2M; 0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,313
Establishments: 83

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 166 24.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 137 19.8%
Public administration 31 4.5%
Construction 25 3.6%
Financial activities 14 2.0%
Other services 11 1.6%
Professional & business services 4 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 60.8%
Median gross rent: $460
Owner-occupied: 450
Renter-occupied: 290

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,129 votes cast

Republican 753 66.7%
Democratic 357 31.6%
Other / third-party 19 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.5% speak only English at home

Other 161 6.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.2%
Spanish 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 740
Family households: 547; 73.9% of households
Married w/ children: 326
Single-mother households: 146
Veterans: 58; 3.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

24.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 237 8.4%
Evangelical Protestant 170 6.1%
Black Protestant 150 5.3%
Catholic 80 2.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 54 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 70.8%
With a disability: 9.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 11.4%

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: 4; 214.02 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023