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Jury Pool Profile

Ransom County, North Dakota

Republican +28 (2024)
Population
5,662
Median household income
$74,521
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,251 92.7%
  • Black or African American alone 49 0.9%
  • Asian alone 38 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 86 1.5%
  • Two or more races 226 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 152 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 1,282 22.6%
  • 18–24 448 7.9%
  • 25–44 1,337 23.6%
  • 45–64 1,373 24.2%
  • 65 and over 1,222 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
+0.55 pp vs. state
County GDP
$387.0M
0.48% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,719
Establishments
259

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 670 33.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 386 19.3%
  • Manufacturing 250 12.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 168 8.4%
  • Public administration 128 6.4%
  • Professional & business services 114 5.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 94 4.7%
  • Financial activities 84 4.2%
  • Other services 49 2.5%
  • Construction 48 2.4%
  • Information 7 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.7%
Median gross rent
$710
Owner-occupied
1,744
Renter-occupied
561

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,632 votes cast

  • Republican 1,661 63.1%
  • Democratic 920 35.0%
  • Other / third-party 51 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.1% speak only English at home

  • German 149 2.8%
  • Spanish 58 1.1%
  • Slavic languages 42 0.8%
  • Other Indo-European 20 0.4%
  • Korean 18 0.3%
  • Chinese 16 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.2%
  • Other 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,305
Family households
1,427
61.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,210
Single-mother households
92
Veterans
418
9.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

65.9% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 2,102 36.9%
  • Catholic 871 15.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 653 11.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 130 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.0%
With a disability
11.1%
Bachelor's or higher
21.0%

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
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Ransom 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.