Jury Pool Profile

Turner County, South Dakota

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 8,772
Median household income: $75,283
Unemployment: 1.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,253 94.1%
Black or African American alone 68 0.8%
Asian alone 35 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 66 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 11 0.1%
Some other race alone 31 0.4%
Two or more races 308 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 285 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

Under 18 2,215 25.3%
18–24 555 6.3%
25–44 2,068 23.6%
45–64 2,149 24.5%
65 and over 1,785 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.9%; -0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP: $612.7M; 0.8% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,661
Establishments: 344

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 677 28.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 478 20.0%
Natural resources & mining 276 11.6%
Manufacturing 171 7.2%
Construction 165 6.9%
Financial activities 158 6.6%
Public administration 151 6.3%
Leisure & hospitality 114 4.8%
Professional & business services 102 4.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.0%
Median gross rent: $745
Owner-occupied: 2,791
Renter-occupied: 744

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,538 votes cast

Republican 3,374 74.3%
Democratic 1,044 23.0%
Other / third-party 120 2.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 141 1.7%
German 114 1.4%
Other Indo-European 25 0.3%
Vietnamese 19 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.1%
Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,535
Family households: 2,353; 66.6% of households
Married w/ children: 1,957
Single-mother households: 106
Veterans: 547; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.9% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,802 32.3%
Evangelical Protestant 951 11.0%
Catholic 579 6.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.3%
With a disability: 10.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges: 4 (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: Alexandria, Armour, Chamberlain, Elk Point, Gann Valley, Lake Andes, Mitchell, Olivet, Parker, Plankinton, Salem, Tyndall, Vermillion, Yankton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023