Jury Pool Profile

McPherson County, South Dakota

Republican +69 (2024)

Population: 2,278
Median household income: $62,024
Unemployment: 2.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,186 96.0%
Black or African American alone 38 1.7%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.1%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 48 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.8

Under 18 483 21.2%
18–24 155 6.8%
25–44 416 18.3%
45–64 523 23.0%
65 and over 701 30.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.3%; +0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP: $141.0M; 0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,808
Establishments: 97

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 221 39.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 83 14.8%
Natural resources & mining 62 11.1%
Financial activities 34 6.1%
Other services 27 4.8%
Manufacturing 26 4.6%
Construction 15 2.7%
Public administration 9 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.0%
Median gross rent: $580
Owner-occupied: 726
Renter-occupied: 170

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,299 votes cast

Republican 1,087 83.7%
Democratic 188 14.5%
Other / third-party 24 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

83.4% speak only English at home

German 335 15.6%
Spanish 17 0.8%
Slavic languages 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 896
Family households: 538; 60.0% of households
Married w/ children: 460
Single-mother households: 8
Veterans: 179; 10% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 644 26.7%
Mainline Protestant 598 24.8%
Catholic 301 12.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.7%
With a disability: 12.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 3 (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: Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

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