Jury Pool Profile
Chenango County, New York
- County seat
- Norwich
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Supreme Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 45,715
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 46,321.
At a glance
Chenango County is a 45,715-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,204, $22,564 below the NY state median of $85,768; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% 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 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $89,327/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 46,321
- Median household income
- $62,948
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Chenango County has a population of 46,321, with a median age of 45.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,204; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 24.0%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the New York state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chenango County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.6% in 2024, 60.5% in 2020, 60.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (2,827 individuals).