Jury Pool Profile
Adams County, Colorado
- County seat
- Brighton
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 554,668
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 530,225.
At a glance
Adams County is a 554,668-person venue. The county population is 55% White (Census race-alone categories). 43% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 45.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $100,686, $3,815 above the CO state median of $96,871; 29.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 29.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $66,625/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 530,225
- Median household income
- $94,571
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 4%.
Adams County has a population of 530,225, with a median age of 34.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.0%; Black residents 3.6%. Independently, 42.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $100,686; 29.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 68,367 jobs; Education & health services, 61,694, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Adams County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.2% in 2024, 56.7% in 2020, 49.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 29.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
29.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (24,314 individuals).