Jury Pool Profile
Bates County, Missouri
- County seat
- Butler
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,512
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,186.
At a glance
Bates County is a 16,512-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,501, $5,082 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.2% of covered employment, average pay $44,778/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,186
- Median household income
- $60,733
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Bates County has a population of 16,186, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 2.1%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,501; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.68%, 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.
Bates County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.4% in 2024, 78.4% in 2020, 74.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (922 individuals).