Jury Pool Profile
Atchison County, Missouri
- County seat
- Rock Port
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,175
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,187.
At a glance
Atchison County is a 5,175-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,928, $9,655 below the MO state median of $71,583; 22.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $46,496/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,187
- Median household income
- $58,750
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Atchison County has a population of 5,187, with a median age of 46.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.6%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,928; 22.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 524 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 461, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 27.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Atchison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.3% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 75.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% 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 7.8% of the adult civilian population (322 individuals).