Jury Pool Profile
Rice County, Kansas
- County seat
- Lyons
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,266
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,350.
At a glance
Rice County is a 9,266-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,028, $11,374 below the KS state median of $75,402; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.5% 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 27.6% of covered employment, average pay $39,807/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,350
- Median household income
- $63,925
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 2%.
Rice County has a population of 9,350, with a median age of 38.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.9%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 14.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,028; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 12.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rice County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.5% in 2024, 75.3% in 2020, 74.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.5% 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 7.4% of the adult civilian population (527 individuals).