Jury Pool Profile
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Sallisaw
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 40,842
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,860.
At a glance
Sequoyah County is a 40,842-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,486, $13,638 below the OK state median of $66,124; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.8% of covered employment, average pay $37,435/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, 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
- 39,860
- Median household income
- $51,093
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 2%.
Sequoyah County has a population of 39,860, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.9%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,486; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.6% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, 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.
Sequoyah County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 75.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (2,591 individuals).