Stanley County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 2,651 87.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66 2.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 192 6.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 78 2.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 28 0.9%

• Under 18 639 21.2%
• 18–24 177 5.9%
• 25–44 707 23.4%
• 45–64 757 25.1%
• 65 and over 735 24.4%

Median household income

$88,080

90% interval $78,206–$97,954

+$10,586 vs SD · 3rd of 66

Below poverty line

7.4%

90% interval 5.6%–9.2%

−3.1 pp vs SD · 64th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.6%

−0.52 pp vs. state

County GDP

$186.1M

0.24% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,044

Establishments

155

• Construction 307 23.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 301 22.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 245 18.5%
• Professional & business services 85 6.4%
• Education & health services 57 4.3%
• Natural resources & mining 56 4.2%
• Public administration 11 0.8%

The sectors listed cover 80.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

83.1%

+14.5 pp vs SD · 6th of 66

Median gross rent

$952

+$6 vs SD · 11th of 66

Owner-occupied

1,072

Renter-occupied

218

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 64% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $83,422/yr) pays 4.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,986/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,260 72.6%
• Democratic 447 25.8%
• Other / third-party 28 1.6%

• German or other West Germanic 110 3.8%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 21 0.7%
• Spanish 16 0.6%

Households

1,290

Family households

842

65.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

187

22.2% of families

Single-mother families

53

6.3% of families

Veterans

137

5.8% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 1,264 42.4%
• Mainline Protestant 106 3.6%
• Evangelical Protestant 24 0.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%

Health insured

96.6%

±1.6 pp

Uninsured

3.4%

±1.6 pp

64th of 66

With a disability

17.8%

±4.8 pp

4th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

28.2%

±6.2 pp

−3.7 pp vs SD · 24th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.2%

90% interval 7.2%–9.2% · 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

2

84.18 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2