Jury Pool Profile
Kidder County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Steele
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,393
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,377.
At a glance
Kidder County is a 2,393-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,009, $2,123 below the ND state median of $80,132; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.2% of covered employment, average pay $40,097/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, above 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
- 2,377
- Median household income
- $65,610
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Kidder County has a population of 2,377, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.0%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,009; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 141 jobs; Education & health services, 140, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 20.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.81%, above 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.
Kidder County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.7% in 2024, 83.2% in 2020, 81.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 51% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (150 individuals).