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Jury Pool Profile

Sumter County, Alabama

Democratic +41 (2024)
Population
12,020
Median household income
$37,981
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,109 25.9%
  • Black or African American alone 8,557 71.2%
  • Asian alone 51 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 8 0.1%
  • Two or more races 281 2.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 100 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34.9

  • Under 18 2,311 19.2%
  • 18–24 2,588 21.5%
  • 25–44 2,289 19.0%
  • 45–64 2,520 21.0%
  • 65 and over 2,312 19.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+1.52 pp vs. state
County GDP
$451.4M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,332
Establishments
294

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 903 31.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 411 14.4%
  • Manufacturing 346 12.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 261 9.2%
  • Public administration 257 9.0%
  • Professional & business services 238 8.4%
  • Financial activities 68 2.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 51 1.8%
  • Construction 32 1.1%
  • Other services 28 1.0%
  • Information 14 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.6%
Median gross rent
$841
Owner-occupied
3,317
Renter-occupied
1,448

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,297 votes cast

  • Democratic 3,725 70.3%
  • Republican 1,542 29.1%
  • Other / third-party 30 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 119 1.0%
  • Chinese 41 0.4%
  • German 31 0.3%
  • Other 28 0.2%
  • Arabic 10 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 8 0.1%
  • Tagalog 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,765
Family households
3,091
64.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,716
Single-mother households
571
Veterans
286
3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,106 25.2%
  • Black Protestant 1,120 9.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 593 4.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 140 1.1%
  • Catholic 50 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.8%
With a disability
19.7%
Bachelor's or higher
19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
17th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
1 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 alacourt.gov; counts for the 34th, 36th, and 41st circuits are approximate (single-county rural circuits typically carry 1 judge per Ala. Code § 12-17-23).)
Court seats
Eutaw, Linden, Livingston

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Alabama statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
41.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Sumter County, Alabama to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.