Jury Pool Profile

Potter County, South Dakota

Republican +65 (2024)

Population: 2,430
Median household income: $71,726
Unemployment: 2.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,196 90.4%
Black or African American alone 47 1.9%
Asian alone 22 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 28 1.2%
Two or more races 112 4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.9

Under 18 550 22.6%
18–24 145 6.0%
25–44 522 21.5%
45–64 535 22.0%
65 and over 678 27.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.4%; +0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $149.2M; 0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,301
Establishments: 145

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 205 25.0%
Leisure & hospitality 86 10.5%
Natural resources & mining 70 8.5%
Financial activities 29 3.5%
Other services 28 3.4%
Public administration 16 1.9%
Professional & business services 11 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.8%
Median gross rent: $869
Owner-occupied: 805
Renter-occupied: 216

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,298 votes cast

Republican 1,059 81.6%
Democratic 214 16.5%
Other / third-party 25 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Tagalog 15 0.7%
Spanish 13 0.6%
Korean 11 0.5%
German 8 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,021
Family households: 653; 64.0% of households
Married w/ children: 592
Single-mother households: 10
Veterans: 113; 6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

85.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,198 48.5%
Evangelical Protestant 427 17.3%
Mainline Protestant 268 10.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 231 9.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.4%
With a disability: 10.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.6%

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: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023