Jury Pool Profile
Pawnee County, Kansas
- County seat
- Larned
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,991
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,144.
At a glance
Pawnee County is a 5,991-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 79.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $69,238, $6,164 below the KS state median of $75,402; 18.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% 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 Education & health services, at 46.3% of covered employment, average pay $59,708/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,144
- Median household income
- $63,517
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 7%.
Pawnee County has a population of 6,144, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.9%; Black residents 7.4%. Independently, 9.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,238; 18.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 46.3%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 46.3% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 13.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pawnee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.9% in 2024, 74.8% in 2020, 71.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 46% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (455 individuals).