Walworth County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,120 78.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29 0.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 18 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 32 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 499 9.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 561 10.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 12 0.2%

• Under 18 1,250 23.7%
• 18–24 222 4.2%
• 25–44 1,395 26.5%
• 45–64 1,192 22.6%
• 65 and over 1,212 23.0%

Median household income

$56,788

90% interval $50,389–$63,187

−$20,706 vs SD · 57th of 66

Below poverty line

14.6%

90% interval 11.1%–18.1%

+4.1 pp vs SD · 17th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.6%

+0.44 pp vs. state

County GDP

$319.3M

0.42% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,032

Establishments

262

• Trade, transportation & utilities 627 30.4%
• Education & health services 323 15.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 210 10.2%
• Professional & business services 161 7.8%
• Natural resources & mining 104 5.0%
• Financial activities 98 4.7%
• Public administration 40 1.9%

The sectors listed cover 75.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

76.2%

+7.6 pp vs SD · 29th of 66

Median gross rent

$926

−$20 vs SD · 17th of 66

Owner-occupied

1,841

Renter-occupied

574

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $80,038/yr) pays 4.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,279/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 7.9 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,940 78.7%
• Democratic 481 19.5%
• Other / third-party 45 1.8%

• Spanish 110 2.2%
• German or other West Germanic 34 0.7%
• Tagalog 25 0.5%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 8 0.2%
• Chinese 3 0.1%

Households

2,415

Family households

1,432

59.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

512

35.8% of families

Single-mother families

114

8.0% of families

Veterans

326

8.1% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 1,960 36.9%
• Mainline Protestant 1,083 20.4%
• Catholic 1,027 19.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 111 2.1%

Health insured

89.4%

±2.9 pp

Uninsured

10.6%

±2.9 pp

20th of 66

With a disability

14.7%

±2.5 pp

16th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

29.6%

±5.5 pp

−2.3 pp vs SD · 17th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.0%

90% interval 8.8%–11.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

5th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

3 (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

Aberdeen, Britton, Faulkton, Ipswich, Leola, Mound City, Redfield, Selby, Sisseton, Webster

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0