Jury Pool Profile

Todd County, South Dakota

Democratic +50 (2024)

Population: 9,293
Median household income: $39,148
Unemployment: 5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 755 8.1%
Black or African American alone 28 0.3%
Asian alone 296 3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7,904 85.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 4 0.0%
Some other race alone 29 0.3%
Two or more races 277 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 212 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 25.4

Under 18 3,650 39.3%
18–24 961 10.3%
25–44 2,377 25.6%
45–64 1,581 17.0%
65 and over 724 7.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.3%; +3.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $312.8M; 0.41% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,365
Establishments: 108

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,022 34.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 286 9.7%
Other services 88 3.0%
Public administration 36 1.2%
Financial activities 33 1.1%
Professional & business services 20 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 44.9%
Median gross rent: $537
Owner-occupied: 1,111
Renter-occupied: 1,363

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,126 votes cast

Democratic 1,570 73.8%
Republican 497 23.4%
Other / third-party 59 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

67.3% speak only English at home

Other 2,371 28.6%
Tagalog 204 2.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 82 1.0%
German 33 0.4%
Korean 13 0.2%
Spanish 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,474
Family households: 1,751; 70.8% of households
Married w/ children: 700
Single-mother households: 444
Veterans: 278; 4.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 998 10.7%
Catholic 960 10.3%
Mainline Protestant 687 7.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 417 4.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 76.1%
With a disability: 10.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 17.72 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023