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Glynn County, Georgia

Republican +26.0 (2024)
County seat
Brunswick
Judicial district
Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
87,599
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 85,447.

At a glance

Glynn County is an 87,599-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 24% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,733, $8,179 below the GA state median of $79,912; 32.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.6% 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 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $64,323/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 63% of the vote across the three.

Population
85,447
Median household income
$69,799
Unemployment
2.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 24%.

Glynn County has a population of 85,447, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.2%; Black residents 24.3%. Independently, 7.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $71,733; 32.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 52,798 61.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,637 7.8%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 20,553 24.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,106 1.3%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,021 4.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 102 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 3 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 227 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 43.4

  • Under 18 17,784 20.8%
  • 18–24 6,534 7.6%
  • 25–44 19,988 23.4%
  • 45–64 21,743 25.4%
  • 65 and over 19,398 22.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$71,733
90% interval $64,221–$79,245
−$8,179 vs GA · 44th of 159
Below poverty line
13.9%
90% interval 10.9%–16.9%
+1.1 pp vs GA · 104th of 159

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.91%, below the Georgia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.9%
−0.54 pp vs. state
County GDP
$6.3B
0.71% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,485
Establishments
3,326

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 12,096 28.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,922 20.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 8,336 19.3%
  • Professional & business services 3,876 9.0%
  • Public administration 3,050 7.1%
  • Manufacturing 2,152 5.0%
  • Construction 1,587 3.7%
  • Financial activities 1,415 3.3%
  • Other services 1,363 3.2%
  • Information 317 0.7%
  • Unclassified 71 0.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 52 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
66.7%
+1.0 pp vs GA · 105th of 159
Median gross rent
$1,135
−$258 vs GA · 35th of 159
Owner-occupied
23,695
Renter-occupied
11,848

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 68% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 2.4× the lowest ($82,451 vs $34,093/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Glynn County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.8% in 2024, 61.0% in 2020, 63.1% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 43,912 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201663.1%34.5%
202061.0%37.8%
202462.8%36.8%
  • Republican 27,558 62.8%
  • Democratic 16,144 36.8%
  • Other / third-party 210 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

8.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (5,382 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

91.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 5,066 6.3%
  • Vietnamese 433 0.5%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 225 0.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 160 0.2%
  • Korean 137 0.2%
  • Tagalog 101 0.1%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 55 0.1%
  • Chinese 38 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
35,543
Family households
22,996
64.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
4,371
19.0% of families
Single-mother families
2,393
10.4% of families
Veterans
5,382
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

48.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 20,653 24.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 8,926 10.6%
  • Black Protestant 4,534 5.4%
  • Catholic 3,760 4.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,757 3.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.7%
±1.2 pp
Uninsured
13.3%
±1.2 pp
73rd of 159
With a disability
13.6%
±1 pp
123rd of 159
Bachelor's or higher
32.4%
±1.8 pp
−2.5 pp vs GA · 20th of 159
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
15.6%
90% interval 14.2%–17.0% · Census SAHIE

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

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Judges
6 (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
Baxley, Brunswick, Hazlehurst, Jesup, Woodbine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Glynn totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 12 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
12
17.73 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
12

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Glynn 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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