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Tattnall County, Georgia

Republican +53.4 (2024)
County seat
Reidsville
Judicial district
Atlantic Judicial Circuit Superior Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
24,376
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,208.

At a glance

Tattnall County is a 24,376-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $53,531, $26,381 below the GA state median of $79,912; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.8% 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 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $55,303/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, level with the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 76% of the vote across the three. At least 12% 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
24,208
Median household income
$50,747
Unemployment
3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 27%.

Tattnall County has a population of 24,208, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.8%; Black residents 27.4%. Independently, 10.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $53,531; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.1% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 13,874 57.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,595 10.7%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,474 26.7%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 186 0.8%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 811 3.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 60 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 208 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 37.7

  • Under 18 4,872 20.1%
  • 18–24 2,534 10.5%
  • 25–44 6,916 28.6%
  • 45–64 6,150 25.4%
  • 65 and over 3,736 15.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$53,531
90% interval $47,912–$59,150
−$26,381 vs GA · 102nd of 159
Below poverty line
24.1%
90% interval 18.8%–29.4%
+11.3 pp vs GA · 24th of 159

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,280 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,192, is within 20% of it.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, level with the Georgia state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.5%
+0 pp vs. state
County GDP
$920.4M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,131
Establishments
449

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,280 22.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,192 21.0%
  • Public administration 763 13.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 713 12.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 464 8.2%
  • Construction 400 7.0%
  • Professional & business services 302 5.3%
  • Manufacturing 245 4.3%
  • Financial activities 208 3.7%
  • Other services 56 1.0%
  • Information 47 0.8%
  • Unclassified 15 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
71.0%
+5.3 pp vs GA · 83rd of 159
Median gross rent
$699
−$694 vs GA · 137th of 159
Owner-occupied
5,419
Renter-occupied
2,211

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 2.2× the lowest ($56,179 vs $25,838/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Tattnall County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.5% in 2024, 74.0% in 2020, 74.0% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,512 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201674.0%24.4%
202074.0%25.2%
202476.5%23.1%
  • Republican 6,515 76.5%
  • Democratic 1,967 23.1%
  • Other / third-party 30 0.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

10.8% 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 7.5% of the adult civilian population (1,450 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

89.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,037 8.8%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 117 0.5%
  • German or other West Germanic 63 0.3%
  • Arabic 23 0.1%
  • Korean 18 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
7,630
Family households
4,857
63.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
1,503
30.9% of families
Single-mother families
662
13.6% of families
Veterans
1,450
7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

43.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,319 32.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,182 5.2%
  • Black Protestant 858 3.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 256 1.1%
  • Catholic 200 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.1%
±2.2 pp
Uninsured
13.9%
±2.2 pp
60th of 159
With a disability
20.8%
±3.2 pp
18th of 159
Bachelor's or higher
15.4%
±2.2 pp
−19.5 pp vs GA · 109th of 159
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
18.0%
90% interval 16.3%–19.7% · Census SAHIE

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

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
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.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tattnall totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 3 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
3
15.52 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Tattnall County, Georgia to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

Data sources