Jury Pool Profile

Atkinson County, Georgia

Republican +54 (2024)

Population: 8,261
Median household income: $38,438
Unemployment: 3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,296 64.1%
Black or African American alone 1,255 15.2%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 845 10.2%
Two or more races 865 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,177 26.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.2

Under 18 2,099 25.4%
18–24 691 8.4%
25–44 2,373 28.7%
45–64 1,975 23.9%
65 and over 1,123 13.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.6%; +0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP: $362.3M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,678
Establishments: 126

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,138 53.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 314 14.8%
Education & health services 262 12.3%
Public administration 162 7.6%
Professional & business services 98 4.6%
Financial activities 48 2.3%
Natural resources & mining 31 1.5%
Leisure & hospitality 21 1.0%
Construction 11 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.6%
Median gross rent: $620
Owner-occupied: 2,060
Renter-occupied: 1,129

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,057 votes cast

Republican 2,350 76.9%
Democratic 700 22.9%
Other / third-party 7 0.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

75.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,913 24.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,189
Family households: 2,368; 74.3% of households
Married w/ children: 1,787
Single-mother households: 273
Veterans: 280; 4.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,529 18.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 517 6.2%
Black Protestant 302 3.6%
Mainline Protestant 267 3.2%
Catholic 100 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 77.6%
With a disability: 12.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 9.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Alapaha Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges: 3 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)
Court seats: Adel, Homerville, Lakeland, Nashville, Pearson

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 48.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023