Jury Pool Profile
Sullivan County, Missouri
- County seat
- Milan
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,738
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,857.
At a glance
Sullivan County is a 5,738-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $54,486, $17,097 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 20.0% of covered employment, average pay $43,537/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,857
- Median household income
- $56,964
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 3%.
Sullivan County has a population of 5,857, with a median age of 44.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.1%; Black residents 2.7%. Independently, 18.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,486; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 20.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sullivan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.6% in 2024, 79.9% in 2020, 75.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (298 individuals).