Tripp County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,485 79.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 107 1.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 44 0.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 25 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 175 3.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 770 13.7%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 5 0.1%

• Under 18 1,299 23.2%
• 18–24 325 5.8%
• 25–44 1,180 21.0%
• 45–64 1,427 25.4%
• 65 and over 1,380 24.6%

Median household income

$63,882

90% interval $56,781–$70,983

−$13,612 vs SD · 47th of 66

Below poverty line

16.3%

90% interval 12.0%–20.6%

+5.8 pp vs SD · 14th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.8%

−0.39 pp vs. state

County GDP

$353.2M

0.46% of state

Avg. annual pay

$51,587

Establishments

264

• Trade, transportation & utilities 558 24.0%
• Education & health services 392 16.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 252 10.8%
• Professional & business services 216 9.3%
• Natural resources & mining 156 6.7%
• Construction 96 4.1%
• Financial activities 72 3.1%
• Information 62 2.7%
• Manufacturing 60 2.6%
• Other services 41 1.8%
• Public administration 33 1.4%

The sectors listed cover 83.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

68.4%

−0.2 pp vs SD · 50th of 66

Median gross rent

$820

−$126 vs SD · 25th of 66

Owner-occupied

1,545

Renter-occupied

713

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 52% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $84,409/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,846/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 8.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,150 81.0%
• Democratic 470 17.7%
• Other / third-party 34 1.3%

• Spanish 76 1.5%
• German or other West Germanic 42 0.8%
• Tagalog 13 0.2%
• Arabic 4 0.1%

Households

2,258

Family households

1,308

57.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

286

21.9% of families

Single-mother families

109

8.3% of families

Veterans

199

4.6% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 1,343 23.9%
• Evangelical Protestant 956 17.0%
• Mainline Protestant 783 13.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 234 4.2%

Health insured

85.9%

±4.2 pp

Uninsured

14.1%

±4.2 pp

14th of 66

With a disability

10.7%

±2.9 pp

52nd of 66

Bachelor's or higher

17.7%

±3.9 pp

−14.2 pp vs SD · 60th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

14.7%

90% interval 13.1%–16.3% · 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

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0