Jury Pool Profile
Deer Lodge County, Montana
- County seat
- Anaconda
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,709
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,597.
At a glance
Deer Lodge County is a 9,709-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,310, $12,210 below the MT state median of $75,520; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% 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 Education & health services, at 46.1% of covered employment, average pay $62,542/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,597
- Median household income
- $57,527
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Deer Lodge County has a population of 9,597, with a median age of 49.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,310; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 46.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 46.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the Montana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Deer Lodge County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 48.8% in 2024, 52.4% in 2020, 49.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 11.9% of the adult civilian population (1,006 individuals).