Jury Pool Profile
Adams County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Hettinger
- Judicial district
- Southwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,275
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,145.
At a glance
Adams County is a 2,275-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,028, $18,104 below the ND state median of $80,132; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.6% of covered employment, average pay $55,007/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,145
- Median household income
- $62,500
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Adams County has a population of 2,145, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.6%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,028; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 41% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.26%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Adams County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.8% in 2024, 77.3% in 2020, 75.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (114 individuals).