Jury Pool Profile
Kane County, Utah
- County seat
- Kanab
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,597
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,170.
At a glance
Kane County is an 8,597-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,412, $22,986 below the UT state median of $96,398; 28.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 34.1% of covered employment, average pay $35,184/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, above the 3.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,170
- Median household income
- $77,092
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Kane County has a population of 8,170, with a median age of 43.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 5.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,412; 28.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 34% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 34.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.98%, above the Utah state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kane County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.0% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 64.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (604 individuals).