Jury Pool Profile
Ziebach County, South Dakota
- County seat
- Dupree
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,389
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,377.
At a glance
Ziebach County is a 2,389-person venue. The county population is 27% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,049, $32,445 below the SD state median of $77,494; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 10.8% of covered employment, average pay $46,270/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.96%, above the 2.15% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 2,377
- Median household income
- $53,958
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 27%; Black: 0%.
Ziebach County has a population of 2,377, with a median age of 36.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 27.2%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,049; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 45.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Public administration (10.8%).
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 10.8% of covered employment, followed by Financial activities at 8.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.96%, above the South Dakota state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Ziebach County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 53.1% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 48.0% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 78% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 17.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
17.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (117 individuals).