Jury Pool Profile
Bowman County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Bowman
- Judicial district
- Southwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,762
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,906.
At a glance
Bowman County is a 2,762-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,734, $6,398 below the ND state median of $80,132; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.0% of covered employment, average pay $61,863/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.64%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,906
- Median household income
- $72,109
- Unemployment
- 1.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Bowman County has a population of 2,906, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,734; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.64%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bowman County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.9% in 2024, 84.2% in 2020, 81.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (113 individuals).