Jury Pool Profile

Perkins County, South Dakota

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 3,058
Median household income: $65,455
Unemployment: 1.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,895 94.7%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 18 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 76 2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 10 0.3%
Two or more races 59 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 26 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.6

Under 18 699 22.9%
18–24 218 7.1%
25–44 642 21.0%
45–64 701 22.9%
65 and over 798 26.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.7%; -0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP: $175.6M; 0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,738
Establishments: 139

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 299 26.7%
Education & health services 256 22.9%
Professional & business services 108 9.7%
Public administration 107 9.6%
Construction 57 5.1%
Leisure & hospitality 55 4.9%
Financial activities 44 3.9%
Other services 36 3.2%
Information 10 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.9%
Median gross rent: $703
Owner-occupied: 990
Renter-occupied: 264

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,591 votes cast

Republican 1,342 84.3%
Democratic 228 14.3%
Other / third-party 21 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

Tagalog 11 0.4%
German 10 0.4%
Other 6 0.2%
Spanish 2 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,254
Family households: 855; 68.2% of households
Married w/ children: 718
Single-mother households: 85
Veterans: 241; 10.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

69.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 781 27.5%
Mainline Protestant 745 26.3%
Catholic 454 16.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.7%
With a disability: 13.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th 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: Belle Fourche, Bison, Buffalo, Deadwood, Dupree, McIntosh, Sturgis, Timber Lake

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