Jury Pool Profile
Ray County, Missouri
- County seat
- Richmond
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,398
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,145.
At a glance
Ray County is a 23,398-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,920, $5,337 above the MO state median of $71,583; 16.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.5% of covered employment, average pay $47,152/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,145
- Median household income
- $74,573
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Ray County has a population of 23,145, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,920; 16.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ray County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.8% in 2024, 71.6% in 2020, 65.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (1,463 individuals).