Jury Pool Profile
Slope County, North Dakota
- County seat
- Amidon
- Judicial district
- Southwest Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 628
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 766.
At a glance
Slope County is a 628-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,887, $17,245 below the ND state median of $80,132; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 37.4% of covered employment, average pay $37,378/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.08%, below the 2.49% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 91% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 766
- Median household income
- $71,250
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Slope County has a population of 766, with a median age of 54.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 0.0%.
The median household earns $62,887; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Natural resources & mining, about 47% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 37.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 4.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.08%, below the North Dakota state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 88%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Slope County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 90.7% in 2024, 89.0% in 2020, 84.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (36 individuals).