Jury Pool Profile
Turner County, Georgia
- County seat
- Ashburn
- Judicial district
- Tifton Judicial Circuit Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,983
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,939.
At a glance
Turner County is an 8,983-person venue. The county population is 54% White and 36% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,793, $35,119 below the GA state median of $79,912; 9.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $44,224/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the 3.45% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,939
- Median household income
- $36,799
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 54% / 36%.
Turner County has a population of 8,939, with a median age of 36.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.1%; Black residents 36.4%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,793; 9.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.86%, above the Georgia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Turner County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.1% in 2024, 62.0% in 2020, 61.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.1% 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 4.9% of the adult civilian population (329 individuals).