Jury Pool Profile
Lewis County, Missouri
- County seat
- Monticello
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,879
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,924.
At a glance
Lewis County is a 9,879-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,006, $5,577 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.5% of covered employment, average pay $41,498/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, 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
- 9,924
- Median household income
- $59,934
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 4%.
Lewis County has a population of 9,924, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 3.9%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,006; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lewis County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.5% in 2024, 77.1% in 2020, 75.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (534 individuals).