Jury Pool Profile
Kingsbury County, South Dakota
- County seat
- De Smet
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,284
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,244.
At a glance
Kingsbury County is a 5,284-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,613, $1,881 below the SD state median of $77,494; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.9% of covered employment, average pay $54,946/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.18%, above the 2.15% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,244
- Median household income
- $74,000
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Kingsbury County has a population of 5,244, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.9%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,613; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 9.2%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.18%, above the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kingsbury County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.0% in 2024, 68.5% in 2020, 65.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (264 individuals).