Jury Pool Profile
Talbot County, Maryland
- County seat
- Easton
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 38,238
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,917.
At a glance
Talbot County is a 38,238-person venue. The county population is 76% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $87,121, $15,714 below the MD state median of $102,835; 42.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.9% 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 22.6% of covered employment, average pay $67,229/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, below the 4.3% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 37,917
- Median household income
- $84,811
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 12%.
Talbot County has a population of 37,917, with a median age of 51.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.6%; Black residents 12.2%. Independently, 9.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $87,121; 42.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.16%, below the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Talbot County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.0% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 53.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (2,574 individuals).