Jury Pool Profile

Meigs County, Ohio

Republican +57 (2024)

Population: 22,072
Median household income: $46,701
Unemployment: 7.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 21,331 96.6%
Black or African American alone 132 0.6%
Asian alone 53 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 5 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 62 0.3%
Two or more races 489 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 199 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.8

Under 18 4,591 20.8%
18–24 1,651 7.5%
25–44 5,029 22.8%
45–64 6,226 28.2%
65 and over 4,575 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.3%; +2.81 pp vs. state
County GDP: $506.8M; 0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,798
Establishments: 360

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,102 31.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 749 21.4%
Leisure & hospitality 384 11.0%
Public administration 281 8.0%
Construction 251 7.2%
Professional & business services 236 6.7%
Financial activities 177 5.1%
Natural resources & mining 120 3.4%
Manufacturing 93 2.7%
Information 22 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.4%
Median gross rent: $704
Owner-occupied: 6,694
Renter-occupied: 2,181

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,400 votes cast

Republican 8,127 78.1%
Democratic 2,202 21.2%
Other / third-party 71 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 111 0.5%
Tagalog 53 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 35 0.2%
Other Indo-European 19 0.1%
German 9 0.0%
Arabic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,875
Family households: 5,491; 61.9% of households
Married w/ children: 3,835
Single-mother households: 566
Veterans: 1,409; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,063 18.3%
Mainline Protestant 1,458 6.6%
Catholic 269 1.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 144 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.9%
With a disability: 22.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 11.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Meigs County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 1 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)
Court seats: Pomeroy

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 22.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023