Jury Pool Profile
Stewart County, Georgia
- County seat
- Lumpkin
- Judicial district
- Southwestern Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,631
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,869.
At a glance
Stewart County is a 4,631-person venue. The county population is 29% White and 68% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,023, $35,889 below the GA state median of $79,912; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 11.3% of covered employment, average pay $78,148/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.71%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 59% of the vote across the three. At least 20% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 4,869
- Median household income
- $33,250
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 68%.
Stewart County has a population of 4,869, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 28.7%; Black residents 67.8%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,023; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Professional & business services about 670, Education & health services about 670.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 11.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 6.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.71%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stewart County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.0% in 2024, 59.4% in 2020, 59.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 50% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (257 individuals).