Jury Pool Profile
Montmorency County, Michigan
- County seat
- Atlanta
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,842
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,516.
At a glance
Montmorency County is a 9,842-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,992, $20,344 below the MI state median of $72,336; 15.6% 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. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $54,574/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.55%, above the 4.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,516
- Median household income
- $49,756
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Montmorency County has a population of 9,516, with a median age of 56.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,992; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 504 jobs; Manufacturing, 433, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.55%, above the Michigan state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montmorency County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.0% in 2024, 71.2% in 2020, 69.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.7% of the adult civilian population (782 individuals).