Jury Pool Profile
Swain County, North Carolina
- County seat
- Bryson City
- Judicial district
- 43rd Judicial District Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,024
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,013.
At a glance
Swain County is a 14,024-person venue. The county population is 59% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,257, $20,798 below the NC state median of $74,055; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 38.8% of covered employment, average pay $65,360/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the 3.75% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,013
- Median household income
- $52,349
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 3%.
Swain County has a population of 14,013, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.5%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,257; 21.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Public administration, about 39% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 38.8% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the North Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Swain County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 58.9% in 2020, 59.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (798 individuals).