Jury Pool Profile
Maricopa County, Arizona
- County seat
- Phoenix
- Judicial district
- Maricopa County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,689,558
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,559,748.
At a glance
Maricopa County is a 4,689,558-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 6% Black (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 52.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $90,919, $9,515 above the AZ state median of $81,404; 36.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.5% of covered employment, average pay $67,736/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.11%, below the 4.61% 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
- 4,559,748
- Median household income
- $89,300
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 6%.
Maricopa County has a population of 4,559,748, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.6%; Black residents 5.7%. Independently, 31.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,919; 36.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 491,920 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 469,031, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.11%, below the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Maricopa County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (233,313 individuals).