Jury Pool Profile
Chattooga County, Georgia
- County seat
- Summerville
- Judicial district
- Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,300
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,036.
At a glance
Chattooga County is a 25,300-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,704, $27,208 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,115/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,036
- Median household income
- $50,285
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 9%.
Chattooga County has a population of 25,036, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.7%; Black residents 9.0%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,704; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,325 jobs; Education & health services, 1,115, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chattooga County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.9% in 2024, 80.2% in 2020, 78.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (1,628 individuals).