Jury Pool Profile

Rosebud County, Montana

Republican +37 (2024)

Population: 8,236
Median household income: $56,430
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,472 54.3%
Black or African American alone 14 0.2%
Asian alone 42 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,188 38.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 91 1.1%
Two or more races 428 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 285 3.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.7

Under 18 2,384 28.9%
18–24 689 8.4%
25–44 1,835 22.3%
45–64 1,951 23.7%
65 and over 1,377 16.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; -0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 1.37% of state
Avg. annual pay: $63,780
Establishments: 263

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 850 23.6%
Public administration 811 22.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 601 16.7%
Leisure & hospitality 249 6.9%
Financial activities 108 3.0%
Professional & business services 103 2.9%
Other services 82 2.3%
Construction 11 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.3%
Median gross rent: $644
Owner-occupied: 2,036
Renter-occupied: 1,033

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,693 votes cast

Republican 2,466 66.8%
Democratic 1,095 29.7%
Other / third-party 132 3.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.2% speak only English at home

Other 419 5.5%
Spanish 105 1.4%
German 105 1.4%
Chinese 25 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.1%
Slavic languages 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,069
Family households: 1,956; 63.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,414
Single-mother households: 245
Veterans: 678; 11.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

67.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 3,317 39.8%
Evangelical Protestant 1,465 17.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 675 8.1%
Mainline Protestant 149 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 85.0%
With a disability: 17.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th 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: Baker, Broadus, Ekalaka, Forsyth, Hysham, Jordan, Miles City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 85.44 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023