Jury Pool Profile
Worcester County, Maryland
- County seat
- Snow Hill
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 54,459
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 53,700.
At a glance
Worcester County is a 54,459-person venue. The county population is 79% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,711, $21,124 below the MD state median of $102,835; 35.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 36.5% of covered employment, average pay $34,722/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.79%, above the 4.3% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 53,700
- Median household income
- $81,745
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 12%.
Worcester County has a population of 53,700, with a median age of 50.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.5%; Black residents 12.2%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,711; 35.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 37% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 36.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.79%, above the Maryland state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Worcester County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.0% in 2024, 58.6% in 2020, 62.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (3,746 individuals).