Jury Pool Profile
Johnston County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Tishomingo
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,448
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,278.
At a glance
Johnston County is a 10,448-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,529, $16,595 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% 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 32.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,806/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,278
- Median household income
- $52,688
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 2%.
Johnston County has a population of 10,278, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.2%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,529; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.5% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 11.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.61%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Johnston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.8% in 2024, 80.9% in 2020, 77.0% 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'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (612 individuals).