Jury Pool Profile
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- County seat
- Laporte
- Judicial district
- 44th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,856
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,888.
At a glance
Sullivan County is a 5,856-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,001, $10,531 below the PA state median of $77,532; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 15.7% of covered employment, average pay $36,624/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the 4.25% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 73% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 5,888
- Median household income
- $69,764
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 2%.
Sullivan County has a population of 5,888, with a median age of 55.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.8%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,001; 21.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 15.7% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 13.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the Pennsylvania state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sullivan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.1% in 2024, 72.9% in 2020, 73.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (495 individuals).