Jury Pool Profile
Screven County, Georgia
- County seat
- Sylvania
- Judicial district
- Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,408
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,130.
At a glance
Screven County is a 14,408-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 39% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,077, $28,835 below the GA state median of $79,912; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% 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 25.0% of covered employment, average pay $42,512/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,130
- Median household income
- $52,792
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 39%.
Screven County has a population of 14,130, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.8%; Black residents 39.1%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,077; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.0% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 15.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.73%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Screven County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.5% in 2024, 59.1% in 2020, 58.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (912 individuals).