Jury Pool Profile
Adams County, Washington
- County seat
- Ritzville
- Judicial district
- 26th Superior Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,488
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,800.
At a glance
Adams County is a 21,488-person venue. The county population is 43% White (Census race-alone categories). 65% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 31.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $66,089, $33,220 below the WA state median of $99,309; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 53.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 31.8% of covered employment, average pay $41,291/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, below the 4.99% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,800
- Median household income
- $66,136
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 0%.
Adams County has a population of 20,800, with a median age of 29.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.9%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 64.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,089; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 31.8%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 31.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, below the Washington state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Adams County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.5% in 2024, 66.6% in 2020, 67.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 53.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
53.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 3.6% of the adult civilian population (494 individuals).