Jury Pool Profile
Turner County, South Dakota
- County seat
- Parker
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,314
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,882.
At a glance
Turner County is a 9,314-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,615; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $37,902/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.94%, below the 2.15% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,882
- Median household income
- $75,771
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Turner County has a population of 8,882, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.4%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,615; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 11.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.94%, below the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Turner County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.3% in 2024, 72.3% in 2020, 70.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (556 individuals).