Decatur County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 14,161 48.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,067 7.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 12,227 41.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 210 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 505 1.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 15 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 10 0.0%

• Under 18 7,061 24.2%
• 18–24 2,612 8.9%
• 25–44 7,192 24.6%
• 45–64 7,333 25.1%
• 65 and over 4,997 17.1%

Median household income

$50,909

90% interval $45,228–$56,590

−$29,003 vs GA · 115th of 159

Below poverty line

21.7%

90% interval 16.8%–26.6%

+8.9 pp vs GA · 45th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.5%

+0.02 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.4B

0.16% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,727

Establishments

798

• Education & health services 1,901 22.0%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,873 21.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 850 9.8%
• Natural resources & mining 831 9.6%
• Manufacturing 798 9.2%
• Professional & business services 672 7.8%
• Public administration 621 7.2%
• Financial activities 390 4.5%
• Construction 385 4.5%
• Other services 216 2.5%
• Information 74 0.9%
• Unclassified 23 0.3%

Home ownership

62.1%

−3.6 pp vs GA · 132nd of 159

Median gross rent

$838

−$555 vs GA · 93rd of 159

Owner-occupied

6,598

Renter-occupied

4,023

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $61,886/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,200/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 7,140 61.8%
• Democratic 4,372 37.9%
• Other / third-party 37 0.3%

• Spanish 1,601 5.9%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 77 0.3%
• Tagalog 29 0.1%
• Arabic 22 0.1%
• Korean 14 0.1%

Households

10,621

Family households

6,633

62.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,212

18.3% of families

Single-mother families

1,274

19.2% of families

Veterans

1,346

6.1% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 10,259 34.9%
• Black Protestant 2,560 8.7%
• Mainline Protestant 1,374 4.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,027 3.5%
• Catholic 737 2.5%

Health insured

86.2%

±1.8 pp

Uninsured

13.8%

±1.8 pp

62nd of 159

With a disability

17.4%

±2 pp

66th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

15.1%

±2.7 pp

−19.8 pp vs GA · 113th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

15.8%

90% interval 14.2%–17.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

South Georgia 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

Bainbridge, Cairo, Camilla, Morgan, Newton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

18.07 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4