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Jury Pool Profile

Sanborn County, South Dakota

Republican +55 (2024)
Population
2,370
Median household income
$69,870
Unemployment
1.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,249 94.9%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 24 1.0%
  • Two or more races 97 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 100 4.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.6

  • Under 18 658 27.8%
  • 18–24 127 5.4%
  • 25–44 573 24.2%
  • 45–64 537 22.7%
  • 65 and over 475 20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
1.6%
-0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$157.6M
0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,586
Establishments
90

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 102 15.9%
  • Construction 70 10.9%
  • Education & health services 56 8.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 38 5.9%
  • Professional & business services 25 3.9%
  • Financial activities 16 2.5%
  • Public administration 6 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.6%
Median gross rent
$717
Owner-occupied
721
Renter-occupied
208

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,212 votes cast

  • Republican 929 76.7%
  • Democratic 259 21.4%
  • Other / third-party 24 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 40 1.8%
  • German 26 1.2%
  • Other 6 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
929
Family households
562
60.5% of households
Married w/ children
474
Single-mother households
35
Veterans
122
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 550 23.6%
  • Catholic 425 18.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 333 14.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.6%
With a disability
12.2%
Bachelor's or higher
19.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
7 (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
Brookings, Clark, Clear Lake, De Smet, Flandreau, Hayti, Howard, Huron, Madison, Milbank, Miller, Watertown, Wessington Springs, Woonsocket

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
58.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Sanborn County, South Dakota to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.