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Jury Pool Profile

Barton County, Missouri

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
11,685
Median household income
$49,503
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,759 92.1%
  • Black or African American alone 25 0.2%
  • Asian alone 2 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 146 1.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 64 0.5%
  • Two or more races 689 5.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 322 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.6

  • Under 18 2,758 23.6%
  • 18–24 874 7.5%
  • 25–44 2,693 23.0%
  • 45–64 2,927 25.0%
  • 65 and over 2,433 20.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$519.6M
0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,856
Establishments
338

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 875 24.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 815 23.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 367 10.4%
  • Manufacturing 349 9.9%
  • Professional & business services 302 8.6%
  • Construction 275 7.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 168 4.8%
  • Public administration 158 4.5%
  • Financial activities 143 4.1%
  • Information 9 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.6%
Median gross rent
$777
Owner-occupied
3,081
Renter-occupied
1,344

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,014 votes cast

  • Republican 5,159 85.8%
  • Democratic 820 13.6%
  • Other / third-party 35 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

  • German 296 2.7%
  • Spanish 99 0.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 38 0.3%
  • Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,425
Family households
2,973
67.2% of households
Married w/ children
2,246
Single-mother households
228
Veterans
552
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,144 44.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,672 14.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 336 2.9%
  • Catholic 173 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.1%
With a disability
21.7%
Bachelor's or higher
18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
28th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Greenfield, Lamar, Nevada, Stockton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
33.61 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Barton County, Missouri to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.