Jury Pool Profile

Emmons County, North Dakota

Republican +78 (2024)

Population: 3,269
Median household income: $67,368
Unemployment: 4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,084 94.3%
Black or African American alone 2 0.1%
Asian alone 18 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 20 0.6%
Two or more races 114 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 31 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.5

Under 18 610 18.7%
18–24 190 5.8%
25–44 587 18.0%
45–64 939 28.7%
65 and over 943 28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.6%; +1.98 pp vs. state
County GDP: $177.6M; 0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,172
Establishments: 166

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 319 33.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 227 24.1%
Public administration 105 11.1%
Financial activities 59 6.3%
Leisure & hospitality 59 6.3%
Professional & business services 17 1.8%
Information 1 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.4%
Median gross rent: $551
Owner-occupied: 1,234
Renter-occupied: 282

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,923 votes cast

Republican 1,697 88.2%
Democratic 205 10.7%
Other / third-party 21 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.7% speak only English at home

German 179 5.8%
Spanish 20 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.4%
Slavic languages 6 0.2%
Other 6 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,516
Family households: 888; 58.6% of households
Married w/ children: 813
Single-mother households: 24
Veterans: 183; 6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

100.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,695 81.6%
Evangelical Protestant 377 11.4%
Mainline Protestant 252 7.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.5%
With a disability: 12.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: South Central Judicial District Court
Judges: 10 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 ndcourts.gov)
Court seats: Bismarck, Carson, Center, Fort Yates, Linton, Mandan, McClusky, Stanton, Washburn

Court reference

Traffic safety context

North Dakota statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 37.61 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023