Jury Pool Profile
McCook County, South Dakota
Republican +49 (2024)
- Population
- 5,732
- Median household income
- $80,847
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 5,441 94.9%
- Black or African American alone 16 0.3%
- Asian alone 0 0.0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 80 1.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 43 0.8%
- Two or more races 152 2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 196 3.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 39.9
- Under 18 1,624 28.3%
- 18–24 367 6.4%
- 25–44 1,300 22.7%
- 45–64 1,384 24.1%
- 65 and over 1,057 18.4%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 1.9%
- -0.21 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $406.2M
- 0.53% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $50,576
- Establishments
- 246
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 365 27.3%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 339 25.3%
- Construction 134 10.0%
- Professional & business services 96 7.2%
- Public administration 90 6.7%
- Leisure & hospitality 61 4.6%
- Other services 54 4.0%
- Financial activities 50 3.7%
- Information 16 1.2%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 81.8%
- Median gross rent
- $750
- Owner-occupied
- 1,814
- Renter-occupied
- 404
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 3,031 votes cast
- Republican 2,227 73.5%
- Democratic 733 24.2%
- Other / third-party 71 2.3%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
96.2% speak only English at home
- Spanish 80 1.5%
- Slavic languages 58 1.1%
- German 49 0.9%
- Other 11 0.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 2,218
- Family households
- 1,500
- 67.6% of households
- Married w/ children
- 1,276
- Single-mother households
- 51
- Veterans
- 334
- 8.1% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
60.4% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 1,290 22.7%
- Mainline Protestant 1,234 21.7%
- Evangelical Protestant 905 15.9%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 91.1%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 28.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 4 (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
- Alexandria, Armour, Chamberlain, Elk Point, Gann Valley, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Olivet, Parker, Plankinton, Salem, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 0
- 0 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 0
NHTSA FARS 2023