Jury Pool Profile
Spink County, South Dakota
- County seat
- Redfield
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,155
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,219.
At a glance
Spink County is a 6,155-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,148, $14,346 below the SD state median of $77,494; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.5% of covered employment, average pay $44,077/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.15%, level with the 2.15% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,219
- Median household income
- $70,139
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Spink County has a population of 6,219, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,148; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 13.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.15%, level with the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Spink County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.3% in 2024, 66.5% in 2020, 62.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (380 individuals).