Jury Pool Profile
Harper County, Kansas
- County seat
- Anthony
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,370
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,400.
At a glance
Harper County is a 5,370-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,765, $18,637 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.8% 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 German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $53,769/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,400
- Median household income
- $53,488
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Harper County has a population of 5,400, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.4%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 8.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,765; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 5.3%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Harper County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 81.0% in 2020, 77.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% 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, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (286 individuals).