Jury Pool Profile
Yuma County, Arizona
- County seat
- Yuma
- Judicial district
- Yuma County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 224,449
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 211,741.
At a glance
Yuma County is a 224,449-person venue. The county population is 38% White (Census race-alone categories). 65% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 29.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,906, $16,498 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 55.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.7% of covered employment, average pay $61,233/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 14.69%, above the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 211,741
- Median household income
- $62,876
- Unemployment
- 14.7%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 38%; Black: 2%.
Yuma County has a population of 211,741, with a median age of 36.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 37.5%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 64.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,906; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 14,738 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 13,226, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 14.69%, above the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yuma County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.7% in 2024, 52.2% in 2020, 50.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 55.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
55.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.3% of the adult civilian population (14,510 individuals).