Jury Pool Profile
Covington County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Collins
- Judicial district
- 13th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,898
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,148.
At a glance
Covington County is a 17,898-person venue. The county population is 60% White and 35% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,171, $8,130 below the MS state median of $59,301; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Korean. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,382/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,148
- Median household income
- $45,051
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 60% / 35%.
Covington County has a population of 18,148, with a median age of 37.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.0%; Black residents 34.8%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,171; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 24.7%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, above the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Covington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.2% in 2024, 62.5% in 2020, 61.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (846 individuals).