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Jury Pool Profile

Smith County, Mississippi

Republican +61 (2024)
Population
14,193
Median household income
$51,396
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,476 73.8%
  • Black or African American alone 3,421 24.1%
  • Asian alone 25 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 56 0.4%
  • Two or more races 215 1.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.9

  • Under 18 3,264 23.0%
  • 18–24 1,173 8.3%
  • 25–44 3,122 22.0%
  • 45–64 3,689 26.0%
  • 65 and over 2,945 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
-0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP
$619.4M
0.39% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,765
Establishments
196

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 920 34.4%
  • Education & health services 605 22.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 560 20.9%
  • Public administration 214 8.0%
  • Professional & business services 96 3.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 94 3.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 89 3.3%
  • Construction 42 1.6%
  • Financial activities 31 1.2%
  • Information 6 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
86.3%
Median gross rent
$664
Owner-occupied
4,660
Renter-occupied
737

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,676 votes cast

  • Republican 6,146 80.1%
  • Democratic 1,486 19.4%
  • Other / third-party 44 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 209 1.6%
  • German 41 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 20 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,397
Family households
3,606
66.8% of households
Married w/ children
2,406
Single-mother households
381
Veterans
516
4.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,669 39.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 542 3.8%
  • Black Protestant 176 1.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.7%
With a disability
20.0%
Bachelor's or higher
14.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
13th Circuit Court District
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); Chancery Court judges (equity matters — separate 20 Chancery Court Districts) and limited-jurisdiction County Court judges are not counted here. Vintage 2026 courts.ms.gov; statutory judgeship allocations are set district-by-district in Miss. Code § 9-7-3 et seq. Counts for the smallest rural districts (22nd, 23rd) are approximate and may reflect single-judgeship statutory allocations.)
Court seats
Bay Springs, Paulding, Collins, Mendenhall, Raleigh

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Mississippi statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
36.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Smith County, Mississippi to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.