Jury Pool Profile
Shannon County, Missouri
- County seat
- Eminence
- Judicial district
- 37th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,285
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,177.
At a glance
Shannon County is a 7,285-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,440, $26,143 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.9% of covered employment, average pay $36,316/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.6%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,177
- Median household income
- $55,222
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Shannon County has a population of 7,177, with a median age of 44.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.3%; Black residents 0.2%.
The median household earns $45,440; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 463 jobs; Manufacturing, 442, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 27.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.6%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shannon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.8% in 2024, 81.0% in 2020, 76.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (497 individuals).