Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Georgia
- County seat
- McDonough
- Judicial district
- Flint Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 264,922
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 249,960.
At a glance
Henry County is a 264,922-person venue. The county population is 34% White and 52% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $89,273, $9,361 above the GA state median of $79,912; 29.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 32.9% of covered employment, average pay $47,806/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 249,960
- Median household income
- $83,146
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 52%.
Henry County has a population of 249,960, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 33.8%; Black residents 52.0%. Independently, 8.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,273; 29.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 32.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henry County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.5% in 2024, 59.7% in 2020, 50.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (17,990 individuals).