Jury Pool Profile
Sumner County, Kansas
- County seat
- Wellington
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,312
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,353.
At a glance
Sumner County is a 22,312-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,082, $2,320 below the KS state median of $75,402; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% 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 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $41,740/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,353
- Median household income
- $63,951
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Sumner County has a population of 22,353, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,082; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 30.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sumner County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.0% in 2024, 74.2% in 2020, 72.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (1,485 individuals).