Jury Pool Profile
Berrien County, Georgia
- County seat
- Nashville
- Judicial district
- Alapaha Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,932
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,352.
At a glance
Berrien County is an 18,932-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,062, $25,850 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $51,903/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,352
- Median household income
- $52,876
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 11%.
Berrien County has a population of 18,352, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.7%; Black residents 11.2%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,062; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Berrien County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.8% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 82.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (1,211 individuals).