Jury Pool Profile
Doniphan County, Kansas
- County seat
- Troy
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,594
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,503.
At a glance
Doniphan County is a 7,594-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,442, $4,960 below the KS state median of $75,402; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.2% of covered employment, average pay $47,111/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,503
- Median household income
- $74,028
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Doniphan County has a population of 7,503, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,442; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 29.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.2% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Doniphan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 80.3% in 2020, 77.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (300 individuals).