Jury Pool Profile
Niobrara County, Wyoming
- County seat
- Lusk
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,341
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,368.
At a glance
Niobrara County is a 2,341-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 87.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $62,390, $14,585 below the WY state median of $76,975; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% 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 Education & health services, at 29.4% of covered employment, average pay $58,478/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,368
- Median household income
- $64,113
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 3%.
Niobrara County has a population of 2,368, with a median age of 54.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.9%; Black residents 3.5%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,390; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 29.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the Wyoming state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Niobrara County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 90.1% in 2024, 85.5% in 2020, 86.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 51% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (202 individuals).