Jury Pool Profile
Cheyenne County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Sidney
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,528
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,533.
At a glance
Cheyenne County is a 9,528-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,179, $13,399 below the NE state median of $76,578; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $49,863/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.83%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,533
- Median household income
- $60,348
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Cheyenne County has a population of 9,533, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.0%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 8.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,179; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 27.6%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 27.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.83%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cheyenne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.5% in 2024, 79.8% in 2020, 79.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (533 individuals).