Jury Pool Profile
Rankin County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Brandon
- Judicial district
- 20th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 162,181
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 158,854.
At a glance
Rankin County is a 162,181-person venue. The county population is 71% White and 21% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $84,139, $24,838 above the MS state median of $59,301; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% 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 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $56,305/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 158,854
- Median household income
- $79,357
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 71% / 21%.
Rankin County has a population of 158,854, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.4%; Black residents 20.9%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,139; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.3%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rankin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.0% in 2024, 72.0% in 2020, 75.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% 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 7.0% of the adult civilian population (8,654 individuals).