Jury Pool Profile
Benton County, Missouri
- County seat
- Warsaw
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,536
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,151.
At a glance
Benton County is a 20,536-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,634, $21,949 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% 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 32.1% of covered employment, average pay $41,727/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,151
- Median household income
- $52,567
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Benton County has a population of 20,151, with a median age of 54.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,634; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.2% in 2024, 77.4% in 2020, 75.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 12.0% of the adult civilian population (2,006 individuals).