Jury Pool Profile
Mitchell County, Georgia
- County seat
- Camilla
- Judicial district
- South Georgia Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,467
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,058.
At a glance
Mitchell County is a 20,467-person venue. The county population is 46% White and 45% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,527, $29,385 below the GA state median of $79,912; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 36.0% of covered employment, average pay $52,491/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 21,058
- Median household income
- $57,613
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 46%; Black: 45%.
Mitchell County has a population of 21,058, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 46.2%; Black residents 45.3%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,527; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 36% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 36.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mitchell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.0% in 2024, 55.1% in 2020, 54.4% 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'). 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,286 individuals).