Jury Pool Profile
Smith County, Mississippi
- County seat
- Raleigh
- Judicial district
- 13th Circuit Court District
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,991
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,132.
At a glance
Smith County is a 13,991-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,932, $1,369 below the MS state median of $59,301; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% 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 Manufacturing, at 34.3% of covered employment, average pay $63,665/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.59%, below the 3.72% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,132
- Median household income
- $60,916
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 74% / 23%.
Smith County has a population of 14,132, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.3%; Black residents 23.0%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,932; 15.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.2%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 34.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.59%, below the Mississippi state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Smith County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.1% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 77.8% 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'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (512 individuals).