Jury Pool Profile

Jones County, South Dakota

Republican +76 (2024)

Population: 1,030
Median household income: $64,688
Unemployment: 2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 854 82.9%
Black or African American alone 8 0.8%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 143 13.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 3 0.3%
Two or more races 22 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.6

Under 18 328 31.8%
18–24 55 5.3%
25–44 204 19.8%
45–64 220 21.4%
65 and over 223 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.7%; +0.59 pp vs. state
County GDP: $85.5M; 0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay: $35,332
Establishments: 60

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 97 25.0%
Leisure & hospitality 83 21.4%
Public administration 57 14.7%
Financial activities 15 3.9%
Professional & business services 9 2.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.5%
Median gross rent: $544
Owner-occupied: 261
Renter-occupied: 94

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 550 votes cast

Republican 477 86.7%
Democratic 60 10.9%
Other / third-party 13 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Other 32 3.6%
German 10 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 355
Family households: 232; 65.4% of households
Married w/ children: 176
Single-mother households: 19
Veterans: 40; 5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

87.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 372 40.6%
Evangelical Protestant 259 28.2%
Mainline Protestant 170 18.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.9%
With a disability: 8.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.3%

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: 2; 284.9 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023