Jury Pool Profile
Atkinson County, Georgia
- County seat
- Pearson
- Judicial district
- Alapaha Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,454
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,337.
At a glance
Atkinson County is an 8,454-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 14% Black (Census race-alone categories). 28% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 53.6%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $47,544, $32,368 below the GA state median of $79,912; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 25.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 54.4% of covered employment, average pay $55,185/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.41%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,337
- Median household income
- $42,347
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 14%.
Atkinson County has a population of 8,337, with a median age of 35.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.2%; Black residents 13.6%. Independently, 27.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,544; 8.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 28.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 54% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 54.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.41%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Atkinson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.9% in 2024, 72.9% in 2020, 71.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 25.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
25.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 3.8% of the adult civilian population (234 individuals).