Jury Pool Profile
Big Horn County, Montana
- County seat
- Hardin
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,752
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,891.
At a glance
Big Horn County is a 12,752-person venue. The county population is 30% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,112, $16,408 below the MT state median of $75,520; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 22.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 28.6% of covered employment, average pay $66,131/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.41%, above the 3.48% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 12,891
- Median household income
- $58,750
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 30%; Black: 0%.
Big Horn County has a population of 12,891, with a median age of 31.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 29.9%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,112; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 13.2%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 28.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.41%, above the Montana state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Big Horn County was carried by the Republican candidate with 48.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 49.7% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 22.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
22.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (488 individuals).