Jury Pool Profile
Grant County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Carson
- Judicial district
- South Central Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,206
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,269.
At a glance
Grant County is a 2,206-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,175, $28,957 below the ND state median of $80,132; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.4% of covered employment, average pay $48,541/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.24%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,269
- Median household income
- $57,875
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Grant County has a population of 2,269, with a median age of 48.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,175; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.24%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grant County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.5% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 80.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (134 individuals).