Jury Pool Profile

Tripp County, South Dakota

Republican +63 (2024)

Population: 5,607
Median household income: $58,854
Unemployment: 1.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,523 80.7%
Black or African American alone 36 0.6%
Asian alone 52 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 696 12.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 38 0.7%
Two or more races 262 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.1

Under 18 1,282 22.9%
18–24 257 4.6%
25–44 1,257 22.4%
45–64 1,466 26.1%
65 and over 1,345 24.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.6%; -0.5 pp vs. state
County GDP: $353.2M; 0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,583
Establishments: 263

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 583 25.0%
Education & health services 399 17.1%
Leisure & hospitality 227 9.7%
Professional & business services 211 9.1%
Natural resources & mining 160 6.9%
Construction 96 4.1%
Financial activities 75 3.2%
Information 60 2.6%
Manufacturing 58 2.5%
Other services 40 1.7%
Public administration 30 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.8%
Median gross rent: $809
Owner-occupied: 1,604
Renter-occupied: 661

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,654 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.8% speak only English at home

German 59 1.1%
Other 55 1.1%
Tagalog 42 0.8%
Spanish 35 0.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 22 0.4%
Arabic 5 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,265
Family households: 1,445; 63.8% of households
Married w/ children: 1,102
Single-mother households: 118
Veterans: 194; 4.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.0% overall adherence rate

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

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 87.1%
With a disability: 8.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.9%

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; 23.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023