Jury Pool Profile
Fannin County, Georgia
- County seat
- Blue Ridge
- Judicial district
- Appalachian Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,111
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,742.
At a glance
Fannin County is a 26,111-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,504, $18,408 below the GA state median of $79,912; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $41,088/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.01%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 82% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 25,742
- Median household income
- $57,073
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Fannin County has a population of 25,742, with a median age of 54.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.2%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,504; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.01%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fannin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.2% in 2024, 82.0% in 2020, 81.8% 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'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (2,060 individuals).