Jury Pool Profile
Miller County, Missouri
- County seat
- Tuscumbia
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,817
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,269.
At a glance
Miller County is a 25,817-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,343, $7,240 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $44,264/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,269
- Median household income
- $56,736
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Miller County has a population of 25,269, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.2%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,343; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Miller County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.2% in 2024, 82.2% in 2020, 81.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (1,519 individuals).