Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Missouri
- County seat
- Clinton
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,671
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,328.
At a glance
Henry County is a 22,671-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,409, $14,174 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 38.6% of covered employment, average pay $59,430/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 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,328
- Median household income
- $57,926
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Henry County has a population of 22,328, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,409; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 38.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.7%. 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: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.8% in 2024, 74.4% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% 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 10.3% of the adult civilian population (1,787 individuals).