Jury Pool Profile
Hughes County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Holdenville
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,455
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,389.
At a glance
Hughes County is a 13,455-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,070, $14,054 below the OK state median of $66,124; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.4%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.3% of covered employment, average pay $39,054/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.0%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,389
- Median household income
- $51,581
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 5%.
Hughes County has a population of 13,389, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.8%; Black residents 5.3%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,070; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.0%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hughes County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.4% in 2024, 79.8% in 2020, 74.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (820 individuals).