Jury Pool Profile
Ransom County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Lisbon
- Judicial district
- Southeast Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,617
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,643.
At a glance
Ransom County is a 5,617-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,543, $1,411 above the ND state median of $80,132; 22.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.4% of covered employment, average pay $48,007/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.35%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,643
- Median household income
- $75,736
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Ransom County has a population of 5,643, with a median age of 43.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,543; 22.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.35%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ransom County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.1% in 2024, 57.8% in 2020, 52.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (407 individuals).