Jury Pool Profile
Sagadahoc County, Maine
- County seat
- Bath
- Judicial district
- Sagadahoc County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,979
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,285.
At a glance
Sagadahoc County is a 37,979-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,454, $6,082 above the ME state median of $76,372; 44.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 14.4% of covered employment, average pay $57,343/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.6%, below the 3.21% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 37,285
- Median household income
- $87,806
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Sagadahoc County has a population of 37,285, with a median age of 47.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,454; 44.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Education & health services (14.4%).
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 14.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.6%, below the Maine state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sagadahoc County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.2% in 2024, 56.3% in 2020, 49.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.7% of the adult civilian population (3,287 individuals).