Jury Pool Profile
Scott County, Missouri
- County seat
- Benton
- Judicial district
- 33rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,975
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,933.
At a glance
Scott County is a 37,975-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,671, $10,912 below the MO state median of $71,583; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% 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 30.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,945/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 37,933
- Median household income
- $62,782
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 9%.
Scott County has a population of 37,933, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.7%; Black residents 9.2%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,671; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Scott County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.1% in 2024, 77.7% in 2020, 76.4% 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'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% 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 6.3% of the adult civilian population (1,819 individuals).