Jury Pool Profile
Daviess County, Missouri
- County seat
- Gallatin
- Judicial district
- 43rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,558
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,477.
At a glance
Daviess County is an 8,558-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,306, $8,277 below the MO state median of $71,583; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $35,223/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.14%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,477
- Median household income
- $63,984
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Daviess County has a population of 8,477, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.6%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,306; 18.4% 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, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.14%, 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.
Daviess County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 79.3% in 2020, 74.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (601 individuals).