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Jury Pool Profile

Daniels County, Montana

Republican +66 (2024)
Population
1,524
Median household income
$58,000
Unemployment
2.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,365 89.6%
  • Black or African American alone 4 0.3%
  • Asian alone 13 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 47 3.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 18 1.2%
  • Two or more races 77 5.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.7

  • Under 18 307 20.1%
  • 18–24 80 5.2%
  • 25–44 303 19.9%
  • 45–64 393 25.8%
  • 65 and over 441 28.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.3%
-1.14 pp vs. state
County GDP
$122.6M
0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,725
Establishments
100

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 145 25.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 117 20.9%
  • Public administration 62 11.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 45 8.1%
  • Financial activities 41 7.3%
  • Other services 19 3.4%
  • Construction 4 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
80.4%
Median gross rent
$588
Owner-occupied
576
Renter-occupied
140

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 951 votes cast

  • Republican 778 81.8%
  • Democratic 154 16.2%
  • Other / third-party 19 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

  • German 9 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 6 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.1%
  • Chinese 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
716
Family households
370
51.7% of households
Married w/ children
316
Single-mother households
21
Veterans
129
10.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 369 22.2%
  • Catholic 308 18.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 22 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
97.7%
With a disability
15.7%
Bachelor's or higher
27.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th 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
Plentywood, Scobey, Wolf Point

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
82.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Daniels County, Montana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.