Jury Pool Profile
St. Lawrence County, New York
- County seat
- Canton
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 105,488
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 107,226.
At a glance
St. Lawrence County is a 105,488-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,800, $22,968 below the NY state median of $85,768; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.3% 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 33.6% of covered employment, average pay $62,304/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 107,226
- Median household income
- $62,850
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
St. Lawrence County has a population of 107,226, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,800; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 33.6%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the New York state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Lawrence County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.0% in 2024, 54.8% in 2020, 52.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (5,722 individuals).