Jury Pool Profile

Walworth County, South Dakota

Republican +59 (2024)

Population: 5,298
Median household income: $62,722
Unemployment: 2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,220 79.7%
Black or African American alone 16 0.3%
Asian alone 6 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 554 10.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 8 0.2%
Two or more races 494 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.6

Under 18 1,245 23.5%
18–24 266 5.0%
25–44 1,345 25.4%
45–64 1,215 22.9%
65 and over 1,227 23.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.7%; +0.62 pp vs. state
County GDP: $319.3M; 0.42% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,774
Establishments: 252

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 622 30.6%
Education & health services 505 24.8%
Leisure & hospitality 216 10.6%
Professional & business services 145 7.1%
Public administration 139 6.8%
Financial activities 100 4.9%
Natural resources & mining 91 4.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.2%
Median gross rent: $962
Owner-occupied: 1,779
Renter-occupied: 617

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,466 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 94 1.9%
German 23 0.5%
Other 15 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.1%
Chinese 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,396
Family households: 1,482; 61.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,246
Single-mother households: 80
Veterans: 351; 8.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

78.7% overall adherence rate

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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.3%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

South Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 49.35 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023