Jury Pool Profile
Harrison County, Missouri
- County seat
- Bethany
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,281
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,190.
At a glance
Harrison County is an 8,281-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,569, $16,014 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 33.7% of covered employment, average pay $38,323/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,190
- Median household income
- $54,367
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Harrison County has a population of 8,190, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 0.8%.
The median household earns $55,569; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 852 jobs; Education & health services, 803, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 33.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 31.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Harrison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.6% in 2024, 83.6% in 2020, 80.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (332 individuals).