Jury Pool Profile

Meagher County, Montana

Republican +54 (2024)

Population: 1,979
Median household income: $56,215
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,867 94.3%
Black or African American alone 17 0.9%
Asian alone 6 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 54 2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 1 0.1%
Two or more races 34 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 59.9

Under 18 237 12.0%
18–24 211 10.7%
25–44 253 12.8%
45–64 596 30.1%
65 and over 682 34.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.76 pp vs. state
County GDP: $89.7M; 0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,775
Establishments: 138

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 181 25.4%
Natural resources & mining 146 20.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 93 13.1%
Public administration 75 10.5%
Education & health services 41 5.8%
Professional & business services 25 3.5%
Other services 16 2.2%
Construction 6 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.4%
Median gross rent: $871
Owner-occupied: 739
Renter-occupied: 158

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,172 votes cast

Republican 888 75.8%
Democratic 256 21.8%
Other / third-party 28 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 14 0.7%
German 8 0.4%
Other 5 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 897
Family households: 578; 64.4% of households
Married w/ children: 547
Single-mother households: 18
Veterans: 200; 11.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 226 11.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 10.9%
Mainline Protestant 156 8.1%
Catholic 126 6.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.7%
With a disability: 20.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 14th 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: Harlowton, Roundup, Ryegate, White Sulphur Springs

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 57.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023