Jury Pool Profile
Mississippi County, Missouri
- County seat
- Charleston
- Judicial district
- 33rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,003
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,902.
At a glance
Mississippi County is a 12,003-person venue. The county population is 71% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,755, $26,828 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $53,681/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.63%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,902
- Median household income
- $48,160
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 71% / 19%.
Mississippi County has a population of 11,902, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.1%; Black residents 19.0%.
The median household earns $44,755; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.63%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mississippi County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.5% in 2024, 74.4% in 2020, 69.7% 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'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% 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 6.1% of the adult civilian population (564 individuals).