Terrell County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 3,245 36.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 234 2.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 5,302 59.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 13 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 51 0.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 2 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 3 0.0%

• Under 18 1,975 22.3%
• 18–24 701 7.9%
• 25–44 2,088 23.6%
• 45–64 2,236 25.3%
• 65 and over 1,850 20.9%

Median household income

$46,663

90% interval $41,089–$52,237

−$33,249 vs GA · 140th of 159

Below poverty line

27.3%

90% interval 20.8%–33.8%

+14.5 pp vs GA · 11th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.1%

+1.61 pp vs. state

County GDP

$316.7M

0.04% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,542

Establishments

222

• Trade, transportation & utilities 704 33.5%
• Education & health services 460 21.9%
• Public administration 236 11.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 184 8.8%
• Financial activities 135 6.4%
• Natural resources & mining 122 5.8%
• Manufacturing 89 4.2%
• Construction 80 3.8%
• Other services 7 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 96.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

61.6%

−4.1 pp vs GA · 135th of 159

Median gross rent

$745

−$648 vs GA · 126th of 159

Owner-occupied

2,084

Renter-occupied

1,299

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 67% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $67,191/yr) pays 3.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,255/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Democratic 2,253 51.9%
• Republican 2,075 47.8%
• Other / third-party 13 0.3%

• Spanish 191 2.3%
• German or other West Germanic 33 0.4%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 18 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 13 0.2%

Households

3,383

Family households

2,268

67.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

332

14.6% of families

Single-mother families

359

15.8% of families

Veterans

471

6.9% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,713 29.5%
• Black Protestant 774 8.4%
• Mainline Protestant 480 5.2%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 457 5.0%

Health insured

85.5%

±3.8 pp

Uninsured

14.5%

±3.8 pp

52nd of 159

With a disability

18.1%

±2.3 pp

49th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

13.1%

±3.1 pp

−21.8 pp vs GA · 133rd of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

16.7%

90% interval 15.0%–18.4% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

Pataula Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

2 (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

Blakely, Colquitt, Cuthbert, Dawson, Donalsonville, Fort Gaines, Georgetown

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

14.55 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1