Jury Pool Profile
Graham County, Arizona
- County seat
- Safford
- Judicial district
- Graham County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 40,157
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,232.
At a glance
Graham County is a 40,157-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). 31% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 52.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,504, $16,900 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (4.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.3% of covered employment, average pay $56,251/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, below the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,232
- Median household income
- $67,325
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 2%.
Graham County has a population of 39,232, with a median age of 34.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.0%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 30.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,504; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, below the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Graham County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.6% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 67.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (1,751 individuals).