Jury Pool Profile
Stone County, Missouri
- County seat
- Galena
- Judicial district
- 39th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,503
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,048.
At a glance
Stone County is a 32,503-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,377, $7,206 below the MO state median of $71,583; 24.8% 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 Leisure & hospitality, at 33.7% of covered employment, average pay $33,753/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 80% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 32,048
- Median household income
- $63,520
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Stone County has a population of 32,048, with a median age of 54.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.4%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,377; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, about 34% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 33.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, 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.
Stone County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.3% in 2024, 80.1% in 2020, 79.5% 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'). 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, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 11.1% of the adult civilian population (2,950 individuals).