Jury Pool Profile
Johnson County, Georgia
- County seat
- Wrightsville
- Judicial district
- Dublin Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,310
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,190.
At a glance
Johnson County is a 9,310-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 33% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,330, $35,582 below the GA state median of $79,912; 8.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 48.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,930/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 73% of the vote across the three. 18% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,425 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 9,190
- Median household income
- $51,028
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 33%.
Johnson County has a population of 9,190, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.2%; Black residents 32.9%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,330; 8.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 33.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 48% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 48.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Johnson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.1% in 2024, 69.5% in 2020, 68.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (490 individuals).