Jury Pool Profile
Hickory County, Missouri
- County seat
- Hermitage
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,044
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,585.
At a glance
Hickory County is a 9,044-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,694, $18,889 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $40,675/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.89%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,585
- Median household income
- $39,390
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Hickory County has a population of 8,585, with a median age of 55.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.4%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,694; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.89%, 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.
Hickory County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 75.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% 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 12.5% of the adult civilian population (886 individuals).