Jury Pool Profile
Barton County, Missouri
- County seat
- Lamar
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,795
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,690.
At a glance
Barton County is an 11,795-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,158, $14,425 below the MO state median of $71,583; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $53,560/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,690
- Median household income
- $51,635
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Barton County has a population of 11,690, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,158; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 901 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 857, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Barton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.8% in 2024, 85.0% in 2020, 83.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (534 individuals).