Jury Pool Profile
Dunklin County, Missouri
- County seat
- Kennett
- Judicial district
- 35th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,855
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,493.
At a glance
Dunklin County is a 26,855-person venue. The county population is 76% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,022, $24,561 below the MO state median of $71,583; 13.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.6% 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 41.2% of covered employment, average pay $32,215/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.36%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,493
- Median household income
- $47,849
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 7%.
Dunklin County has a population of 27,493, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.4%; Black residents 7.1%. Independently, 7.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,022; 13.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.4% 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 41% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 26.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.36%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dunklin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.5% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 75.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (1,394 individuals).