Jury Pool Profile
New Madrid County, Missouri
- County seat
- New Madrid
- Judicial district
- 34th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,086
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,731.
At a glance
New Madrid County is a 15,086-person venue. The county population is 75% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,120, $18,463 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% 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 32.0% of covered employment, average pay $52,720/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,731
- Median household income
- $51,881
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 13%.
New Madrid County has a population of 15,731, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.2%; Black residents 13.1%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,120; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,373 jobs; Education & health services, 2,330, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 32.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 31.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, 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.
New Madrid County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.4% in 2024, 75.1% in 2020, 71.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (972 individuals).