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Jury Pool Profile

Barnes County, North Dakota

Republican +35 (2024)
Population
10,794
Median household income
$70,230
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,823 91.0%
  • Black or African American alone 137 1.3%
  • Asian alone 145 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 223 2.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 39 0.4%
  • Two or more races 415 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 215 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.9

  • Under 18 2,132 19.8%
  • 18–24 1,138 10.5%
  • 25–44 2,375 22.0%
  • 45–64 2,693 24.9%
  • 65 and over 2,456 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
+0.47 pp vs. state
County GDP
$853.0M
1.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,625
Establishments
458

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,473 32.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 830 18.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 469 10.5%
  • Manufacturing 466 10.4%
  • Construction 311 7.0%
  • Professional & business services 258 5.8%
  • Public administration 244 5.5%
  • Financial activities 153 3.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 116 2.6%
  • Other services 114 2.5%
  • Information 39 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.4%
Median gross rent
$779
Owner-occupied
3,562
Renter-occupied
1,290

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,294 votes cast

  • Republican 3,531 66.7%
  • Democratic 1,661 31.4%
  • Other / third-party 102 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

  • German 77 0.7%
  • Spanish 69 0.7%
  • Tagalog 67 0.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 39 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 38 0.4%
  • Korean 10 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 9 0.1%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,852
Family households
2,649
54.6% of households
Married w/ children
2,194
Single-mother households
257
Veterans
829
9.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

66.9% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 4,167 38.4%
  • Catholic 1,625 15.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,466 13.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
With a disability
13.3%
Bachelor's or higher
30.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Southeast Judicial District Court
Judges
7 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats
Ashley, Carrington, Cooperstown, Ellendale, Fessenden, Forman, Jamestown, LaMoure, Lisbon, Napoleon, New Rockford, Steele, Valley City, Wahpeton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
34.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Barnes County, North Dakota 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.