Jury Pool Profile
Dolores County, Colorado
- County seat
- Dove Creek
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,466
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,432.
At a glance
Dolores County is a 2,466-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,951, $34,920 below the CO state median of $96,871; 28.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $35,715/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.84%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 75% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 2,432
- Median household income
- $64,907
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 0%.
Dolores County has a population of 2,432, with a median age of 56.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.4%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 9.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,951; 28.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.84%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dolores County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.8% in 2024, 75.2% in 2020, 76.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 11.9% of the adult civilian population (248 individuals).