Jury Pool Profile
Morgan County, Missouri
- County seat
- Versailles
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,418
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,717.
At a glance
Morgan County is a 22,418-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,159, $15,424 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $38,715/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,717
- Median household income
- $53,412
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Morgan County has a population of 21,717, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,159; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: 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 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, 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.
Morgan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 78.4% in 2020, 76.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.9% of the adult civilian population (1,653 individuals).