Liberty County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 24,612 36.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,535 12.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 27,498 40.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,159 1.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,671 6.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 158 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 355 0.5%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 409 0.6%

• Under 18 18,733 27.8%
• 18–24 9,442 14.0%
• 25–44 21,231 31.5%
• 45–64 11,163 16.6%
• 65 and over 6,828 10.1%

Median household income

$62,123

90% interval $56,362–$67,884

−$17,789 vs GA · 66th of 159

Below poverty line

16.0%

90% interval 13.0%–19.0%

+3.2 pp vs GA · 90th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.9%

+0.49 pp vs. state

County GDP

$5.3B

0.6% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,895

Establishments

1,121

• Trade, transportation & utilities 5,372 27.1%
• Education & health services 4,813 24.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 2,623 13.2%
• Public administration 2,278 11.5%
• Manufacturing 2,221 11.2%
• Professional & business services 1,103 5.6%
• Financial activities 613 3.1%
• Other services 413 2.1%
• Construction 304 1.5%
• Information 45 0.2%
• Natural resources & mining 37 0.2%
• Unclassified 26 0.1%

Home ownership

50.9%

−14.8 pp vs GA · 155th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,246

−$147 vs GA · 24th of 159

Owner-occupied

12,206

Renter-occupied

11,792

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $91,299/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $22,685/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 18 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 13,459 58.4%
• Republican 9,441 41.0%
• Other / third-party 128 0.6%

• Spanish 4,562 7.5%
• German or other West Germanic 708 1.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 474 0.8%
• Korean 289 0.5%
• Tagalog 183 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 131 0.2%
• Chinese 111 0.2%
• Vietnamese 82 0.1%
• Arabic 34 0.1%

Households

23,998

Family households

16,178

67.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

4,539

28.1% of families

Single-mother families

2,214

13.7% of families

Veterans

8,042

19.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 12,522 19.2%
• Black Protestant 7,410 11.4%
• Mainline Protestant 1,445 2.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,017 1.6%
• Catholic 842 1.3%

Health insured

89.2%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

10.8%

±1.5 pp

122nd of 159

With a disability

15.4%

±1.3 pp

103rd of 159

Bachelor's or higher

20.5%

±1.9 pp

−14.4 pp vs GA · 69th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.0%

90% interval 10.7%–13.3% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (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

Claxton, Darien, Hinesville, Ludowici, Pembroke, Reidsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

8.22 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4