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Navajo County, Arizona

Republican +17.2 (2024)
County seat
Holbrook
Judicial district
Navajo County Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
109,946
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 108,415.

At a glance

Navajo County is a 109,946-person venue. The county population is 45% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $54,293, $27,111 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 32.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (26.1%), then Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.1% of covered employment, average pay $59,767/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.81%, above the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 58% of the vote across the three.

Population
108,415
Median household income
$54,606
Unemployment
6.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Majority-minority

<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 1%.

Navajo County has a population of 108,415, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 45.3%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 10.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $54,293; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.7% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 46,303 42.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,786 10.9%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,134 1.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 431 0.4%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 3,901 3.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 44,428 41.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 159 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 273 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 39.5

  • Under 18 27,363 25.2%
  • 18–24 8,373 7.7%
  • 25–44 25,241 23.3%
  • 45–64 25,615 23.6%
  • 65 and over 21,823 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$54,293
90% interval $49,577–$59,009
−$27,111 vs AZ · 13th of 15
Below poverty line
22.7%
90% interval 19.6%–25.8%
+10.8 pp vs AZ · 2nd of 15

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.81%, above the Arizona state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.8%
+2.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$4.1B
0.71% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,143
Establishments
1,983

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 7,286 26.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 5,071 18.2%
  • Public administration 4,630 16.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 4,070 14.6%
  • Construction 1,687 6.0%
  • Professional & business services 1,236 4.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 618 2.2%
  • Financial activities 585 2.1%
  • Other services 540 1.9%
  • Manufacturing 420 1.5%
  • Information 190 0.7%
  • Unclassified 10 0.0%

The sectors listed cover 94.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
73.2%
+5.8 pp vs AZ · 6th of 15
Median gross rent
$858
−$685 vs AZ · 11th of 15
Owner-occupied
29,321
Renter-occupied
10,742

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • 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.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $73,416/yr) pays 2.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $25,780/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 14 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Navajo County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.1% in 2024, 53.4% in 2020, 51.3% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 50,706 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201651.3%43.4%
202053.4%45.2%
202458.1%40.9%
  • Republican 29,480 58.1%
  • Democratic 20,754 40.9%
  • Other / third-party 472 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 32.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

32.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest group speaks a language the Census does not name separately (26.1%); the most common named are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (6,134 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

68.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 4,788 4.7%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 246 0.2%
  • Tagalog 216 0.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 211 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 173 0.2%
  • Chinese 85 0.1%
  • Arabic 49 0.0%
  • Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
40,063
Family households
27,850
69.5% of households
Married couples w/ children
6,100
21.9% of families
Single-mother families
2,552
9.2% of families
Veterans
6,134
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

45.1% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 30,478 28.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 9,185 8.6%
  • Catholic 7,245 6.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,069 1.0%
  • Black Protestant 176 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
84.1%
±1.5 pp
Uninsured
15.9%
±1.5 pp
2nd of 15
With a disability
17.5%
±0.9 pp
6th of 15
Bachelor's or higher
19.1%
±1.3 pp
−14.2 pp vs AZ · 9th of 15
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
15.7%
90% interval 14.2%–17.2% · Census SAHIE

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

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Navajo County Superior Court
Judges
4 (Superior Court judges + commissioners; vintage 2026 azcourts.gov roster)
Court seats
Holbrook
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Navajo totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
35
43.18 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
30

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Navajo County, Arizona to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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