Jury Pool Profile

Big Horn County, Montana

Republican +2 (2024)

Population: 12,963
Median household income: $56,680
Unemployment: 5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,714 28.7%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 26 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8,550 66.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 12 0.1%
Two or more races 661 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 592 4.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.3

Under 18 4,196 32.4%
18–24 1,285 9.9%
25–44 2,912 22.5%
45–64 2,797 21.6%
65 and over 1,773 13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.7%; +2.28 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 1.64% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,992
Establishments: 270

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 1,089 29.1%
Education & health services 953 25.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 576 15.4%
Natural resources & mining 519 13.9%
Leisure & hospitality 278 7.4%
Financial activities 127 3.4%
Professional & business services 79 2.1%
Other services 38 1.0%
Unclassified 20 0.5%
Information 10 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.2%
Median gross rent: $686
Owner-occupied: 2,519
Renter-occupied: 1,172

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,470 votes cast

Republican 2,188 48.9%
Democratic 2,112 47.2%
Other / third-party 170 3.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

74.9% speak only English at home

Other 2,871 23.8%
Spanish 106 0.9%
German 33 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,691
Family households: 2,559; 69.3% of households
Married w/ children: 1,733
Single-mother households: 213
Veterans: 435; 5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,733 20.8%
Evangelical Protestant 1,275 9.7%
Mainline Protestant 508 3.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 349 2.7%
Black Protestant 76 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 81.5%
With a disability: 12.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 22nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.mt.gov; counts cross-checked against MCA § 3-5-102 statutory allocations. Several single-judge rural districts (5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) carry one District Court judgeship each.)
Court seats: Columbus, Hardin, Red Lodge

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 9; 102.66 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 9

NHTSA FARS 2023