Jury Pool Profile
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Cherokee
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,649
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,696.
At a glance
Alfalfa County is a 5,649-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,241, $2,883 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.9% of covered employment, average pay $57,829/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.17%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 88% of the vote across the three. 22% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,245 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,696
- Median household income
- $64,615
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 4%.
Alfalfa County has a population of 5,696, with a median age of 44.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.0%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 6.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,241; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.1% 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: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 30% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 28.9% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 15.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.17%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Alfalfa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.5% in 2024, 87.4% in 2020, 85.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (428 individuals).