Jury Pool Profile

Adams County, Ohio

Republican +66 (2024)

Population: 27,510
Median household income: $49,521
Unemployment: 6.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 26,555 96.5%
Black or African American alone 118 0.4%
Asian alone 111 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 35 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.0%
Some other race alone 87 0.3%
Two or more races 596 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 245 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

Under 18 6,601 24.0%
18–24 2,125 7.7%
25–44 6,141 22.3%
45–64 7,542 27.4%
65 and over 5,101 18.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.6%; +2.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,396
Establishments: 672

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,333 34.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,264 18.6%
Manufacturing 841 12.4%
Leisure & hospitality 626 9.2%
Construction 469 6.9%
Professional & business services 436 6.4%
Public administration 380 5.6%
Financial activities 238 3.5%
Other services 110 1.6%
Information 68 1.0%
Natural resources & mining 35 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 71.0%
Median gross rent: $700
Owner-occupied: 7,263
Renter-occupied: 2,967

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,429 votes cast

Republican 10,269 82.6%
Democratic 2,098 16.9%
Other / third-party 62 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.8% speak only English at home

Other Indo-European 136 0.5%
German 65 0.3%
Spanish 60 0.2%
Tagalog 44 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 10,230
Family households: 7,243; 70.8% of households
Married w/ children: 5,695
Single-mother households: 552
Veterans: 1,867; 8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,344 15.8%
Mainline Protestant 777 2.8%
Catholic 290 1.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 220 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.2%
With a disability: 22.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Adams County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 1 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)
Court seats: West Union

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 14.35 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023