Jury Pool Profile

Yankton County, South Dakota

Republican +26 (2024)

Population: 23,379
Median household income: $73,855
Unemployment: 1.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 20,731 88.7%
Black or African American alone 362 1.5%
Asian alone 67 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 549 2.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 245 1.0%
Two or more races 1,425 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,309 5.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

Under 18 5,018 21.5%
18–24 2,015 8.6%
25–44 5,488 23.5%
45–64 6,060 25.9%
65 and over 4,798 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.9%; -0.26 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.8B; 2.29% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,512
Establishments: 864

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,408 26.0%
Education & health services 2,305 17.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,275 17.4%
Leisure & hospitality 1,221 9.3%
Professional & business services 683 5.2%
Financial activities 473 3.6%
Construction 444 3.4%
Public administration 278 2.1%
Other services 268 2.0%
Information 151 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 64 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.3%
Median gross rent: $777
Owner-occupied: 7,076
Renter-occupied: 2,716

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,832 votes cast

Republican 6,650 61.4%
Democratic 3,883 35.8%
Other / third-party 299 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 859 3.9%
German 114 0.5%
Other 85 0.4%
Slavic languages 78 0.4%
Chinese 25 0.1%
Other Indo-European 19 0.1%
Tagalog 13 0.1%
Arabic 10 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.0%
Korean 6 0.0%
Vietnamese 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,792
Family households: 5,541; 56.6% of households
Married w/ children: 4,582
Single-mother households: 397
Veterans: 1,545; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 5,775 24.8%
Mainline Protestant 3,849 16.5%
Evangelical Protestant 3,797 16.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 488 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 14.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.7%

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: 3; 16.34 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023