Jury Pool Profile
Brooks County, Georgia
- County seat
- Quitman
- Judicial district
- Southern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,101
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,293.
At a glance
Brooks County is a 16,101-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 34% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,237, $30,675 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,699/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.72%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,293
- Median household income
- $46,807
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 34%.
Brooks County has a population of 16,293, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.0%; Black residents 33.9%. Independently, 6.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,237; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 781 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 678, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.72%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brooks County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.2% in 2024, 60.0% in 2020, 58.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (1,006 individuals).