Jury Pool Profile
Loup County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Taylor
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 570
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 578.
At a glance
Loup County is a 570-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,693, $9,885 below the NE state median of $76,578; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.4% of covered employment, average pay $39,781/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 578
- Median household income
- $71,667
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 0%.
Loup County has a population of 578, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.5%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 8.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,693; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 15.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.4% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 25.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Loup County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.7% in 2024, 81.5% in 2020, 84.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (37 individuals).