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Jury Pool Profile

Fulton County, Georgia

Democratic +45 (2024)
Population
1,068,507
Median household income
$91,490
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 420,487 39.4%
  • Black or African American alone 460,766 43.1%
  • Asian alone 81,115 7.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,680 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 299 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 33,908 3.2%
  • Two or more races 69,252 6.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86,110 8.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.2

  • Under 18 225,602 21.1%
  • 18–24 103,981 9.7%
  • 25–44 338,768 31.7%
  • 45–64 267,967 25.1%
  • 65 and over 132,189 12.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.25 pp vs. state
County GDP
$243.6B
27.63% of state
Avg. annual pay
$100,817
Establishments
72,716

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Professional & business services 230,862 24.3%
  • Education & health services 174,770 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 162,870 17.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 100,854 10.6%
  • Financial activities 89,234 9.4%
  • Information 55,357 5.8%
  • Public administration 52,347 5.5%
  • Manufacturing 28,005 3.0%
  • Other services 25,836 2.7%
  • Construction 23,589 2.5%
  • Unclassified 3,743 0.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 690 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
54.1%
Median gross rent
$1,635
Owner-occupied
247,837
Renter-occupied
209,954

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 535,238 votes cast

  • Democratic 384,752 71.9%
  • Republican 144,655 27.0%
  • Other / third-party 5,831 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

82.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 63,067 6.2%
  • Other Indo-European 28,654 2.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 19,583 1.9%
  • Chinese 14,452 1.4%
  • Other 13,391 1.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9,272 0.9%
  • Korean 7,715 0.8%
  • Slavic languages 5,861 0.6%
  • German 4,375 0.4%
  • Arabic 3,773 0.4%
  • Vietnamese 1,808 0.2%
  • Tagalog 1,630 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
457,791
Family households
238,758
52.2% of households
Married w/ children
159,550
Single-mother households
31,121
Veterans
39,531
4.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

67.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 176,980 16.6%
  • Catholic 174,520 16.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 150,119 14.1%
  • Black Protestant 134,153 12.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 79,418 7.4%
  • Orthodox 1,725 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.3%
With a disability
10.2%
Bachelor's or higher
58.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges
20 (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
Atlanta
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Georgia statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
112
13.29 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
103

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Fulton County, Georgia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.