Jury Pool Profile
Anson County, North Carolina
- County seat
- Wadesboro
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 21,758
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,289.
At a glance
Anson County is a 21,758-person venue. The county population is 44% White and 45% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,324, $16,731 below the NC state median of $74,055; 9.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $47,173/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.42%, above the 3.75% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 22,289
- Median household income
- $47,302
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 44%; Black: 45%.
Anson County has a population of 22,289, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.5%; Black residents 45.0%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,324; 9.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,326 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,263, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.42%, above the North Carolina state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Anson County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.7% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 55.7% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% 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 6.6% of the adult civilian population (1,171 individuals).