Jury Pool Profile
Ritchie County, West Virginia
- County seat
- Harrisville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,034
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,286.
At a glance
Ritchie County is an 8,034-person venue. The county population is 97% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,610, $2,052 below the WV state median of $60,662; 14.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $56,011/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the 4.44% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,286
- Median household income
- $50,582
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 97% / 0%.
Ritchie County has a population of 8,286, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 97.2%; Black residents 0.1%.
The median household earns $58,610; 14.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 673 jobs; Natural resources & mining, 581, is within 20% of it. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 18.6% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the West Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ritchie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.8% in 2024, 85.2% in 2020, 83.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (466 individuals).