Yankton County, South Dakota

• White (non-Hispanic) 20,356 86.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,370 5.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 366 1.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 75 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 765 3.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 480 2.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 2 0.0%

• Under 18 4,974 21.2%
• 18–24 2,081 8.9%
• 25–44 5,323 22.7%
• 45–64 6,031 25.8%
• 65 and over 5,005 21.4%

Median household income

$73,710

90% interval $66,572–$80,848

−$3,784 vs SD · 32nd of 66

Below poverty line

10.9%

90% interval 8.6%–13.2%

+0.4 pp vs SD · 36th of 66

Unemployment (12-mo)

1.9%

−0.25 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.8B

2.29% of state

Avg. annual pay

$57,446

Establishments

869

• Manufacturing 3,136 24.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,339 18.2%
• Education & health services 2,325 18.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,204 9.4%
• Professional & business services 665 5.2%
• Financial activities 477 3.7%
• Construction 450 3.5%
• Public administration 277 2.2%
• Other services 267 2.1%
• Information 153 1.2%
• Natural resources & mining 78 0.6%

The sectors listed cover 88.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

72.7%

+4.1 pp vs SD · 41st of 66

Median gross rent

$781

−$165 vs SD · 29th of 66

Owner-occupied

7,046

Renter-occupied

2,649

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% 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, $95,233/yr) pays 4.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,040/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 15 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

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

• Spanish 850 3.8%
• German or other West Germanic 122 0.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 77 0.3%
• Chinese 21 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 14 0.1%
• Arabic 14 0.1%
• Tagalog 10 0.0%
• Korean 6 0.0%
• Vietnamese 6 0.0%

Households

9,695

Family households

5,480

56.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,627

29.7% of families

Single-mother families

440

8.0% of families

Veterans

1,390

7.5% of civilians 18+

• 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%

Health insured

94.4%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

5.6%

±1.5 pp

48th of 66

With a disability

14.8%

±1.9 pp

15th of 66

Bachelor's or higher

31.4%

±3.2 pp

−0.5 pp vs SD · 13th of 66

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.5%

90% interval 8.5%–10.5% · Census SAHIE

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

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

21.69 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4