Jury Pool Profile
Sully County, South Dakota
Republican +61 (2024)
- Population
- 1,481
- Median household income
- $70,250
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 1,370 92.5%
- Black or African American alone 74 5.0%
- 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 8 0.5%
- Two or more races 29 2.0%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 51.4
- Under 18 287 19.4%
- 18–24 91 6.1%
- 25–44 253 17.1%
- 45–64 497 33.6%
- 65 and over 353 23.8%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 1.7%
- -0.46 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $108.4M
- 0.14% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $55,514
- Establishments
- 97
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 179 26.4%
- Natural resources & mining 173 25.5%
- Leisure & hospitality 103 15.2%
- Financial activities 20 2.9%
- Public administration 8 1.2%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 76.1%
- Median gross rent
- $913
- Owner-occupied
- 475
- Renter-occupied
- 149
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 901 votes cast
- Republican 716 79.5%
- Democratic 168 18.6%
- Other / third-party 17 1.9%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
94.7% speak only English at home
- Other 58 4.1%
- Spanish 10 0.7%
- German 7 0.5%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 624
- Family households
- 365
- 58.5% of households
- Married w/ children
- 329
- Single-mother households
- 22
- Veterans
- 51
- 4.3% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
44.1% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 240 16.6%
- Mainline Protestant 236 16.3%
- Evangelical Protestant 160 11.1%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 92.1%
- With a disability
- 9.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 20.9%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
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
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 0
- 0 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 0
NHTSA FARS 2023