Jury Pool Profile
Butler County, Missouri
- County seat
- Poplar Bluff
- Judicial district
- 36th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,904
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 42,020.
At a glance
Butler County is a 41,904-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,191, $23,392 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% 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 35.1% of covered employment, average pay $55,537/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 42,020
- Median household income
- $49,089
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 5%.
Butler County has a population of 42,020, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,191; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.3% 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 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Butler County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.5% in 2024, 80.5% in 2020, 79.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% 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 9.9% of the adult civilian population (3,186 individuals).