Jury Pool Profile
Stephens County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Duncan
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,310
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,551.
At a glance
Stephens County is a 44,310-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,105, $7,019 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $47,733/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,551
- Median household income
- $61,620
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 1%.
Stephens County has a population of 43,551, with a median age of 41.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.0%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 8.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,105; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.1% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stephens County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 81.6% in 2020, 79.2% 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'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (3,000 individuals).