Jury Pool Profile
Adair County, Missouri
- County seat
- Kirksville
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,684
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,301.
At a glance
Adair County is a 25,684-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,548, $13,035 below the MO state median of $71,583; 35.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.8% of covered employment, average pay $52,717/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,301
- Median household income
- $61,536
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 4%.
Adair County has a population of 25,301, with a median age of 30.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.4%; Black residents 4.4%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,548; 35.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Adair County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.2% in 2024, 62.0% in 2020, 59.4% 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'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.6% of the adult civilian population (951 individuals).