Jury Pool Profile
Sussex County, Delaware
- County seat
- Georgetown
- Judicial district
- Sussex County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 277,140
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 255,626.
At a glance
Sussex County is a 277,140-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $84,917, $2,593 below the DE state median of $87,510; 33.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.6% of covered employment, average pay $47,894/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, below the 5.19% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 255,626
- Median household income
- $81,497
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 10%.
Sussex County has a population of 255,626, with a median age of 51.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.1%; Black residents 9.9%. Independently, 11.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,917; 33.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, below the Delaware state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sussex County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.9% in 2024, 55.1% in 2020, 59.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (17,767 individuals).