Jury Pool Profile
Cecil County, Maryland
- County seat
- Elkton
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 107,131
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 104,960.
At a glance
Cecil County is a 107,131-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $89,501, $13,334 below the MD state median of $102,835; 28.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $55,948/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.39%, above the 4.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 104,960
- Median household income
- $92,007
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 7%.
Cecil County has a population of 104,960, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.7%; Black residents 7.2%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $89,501; 28.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 9,080 jobs; Education & health services, 7,646, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.39%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cecil County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.4% in 2024, 62.0% in 2020, 65.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (6,848 individuals).