Potter County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 2,227 93.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 37 1.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 15 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 59 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 21 0.9%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 29 1.2%

• Under 18 487 20.4%
• 18–24 140 5.9%
• 25–44 487 20.4%
• 45–64 540 22.6%
• 65 and over 734 30.7%

Median household income

$70,736

90% interval $62,727–$78,745

−$6,758 vs SD · 40th of 66

Below poverty line

9.6%

90% interval 7.3%–11.9%

−0.9 pp vs SD · 48th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.9%

+0.78 pp vs. state

County GDP

$149.2M

0.19% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,871

Establishments

144

• Trade, transportation & utilities 207 26.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 84 10.5%
• Natural resources & mining 64 8.0%
• Other services 30 3.8%
• Financial activities 25 3.1%
• Public administration 11 1.4%

The sectors listed cover 52.8% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

81.5%

+12.9 pp vs SD · 10th of 66

Median gross rent

$1,008

+$62 vs SD · 6th of 66

Owner-occupied

869

Renter-occupied

197

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 45% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $76,785/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,040/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 5.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

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

• German or other West Germanic 21 0.9%
• Tagalog 15 0.7%
• Spanish 11 0.5%
• Korean 4 0.2%

Households

1,066

Family households

629

59.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

164

26.1% of families

Single-mother families

12

1.9% of families

Veterans

100

5.3% of civilians 18+

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

Health insured

95.7%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

4.3%

±1.8 pp

59th of 66

With a disability

12.2%

±2.4 pp

37th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

27.2%

±4.4 pp

−4.7 pp vs SD · 29th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.7%

90% interval 5.8%–7.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0