Jury Pool Profile
Abbeville County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Abbeville
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,836
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,420.
At a glance
Abbeville County is a 24,836-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 25% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,365, $15,142 below the SC state median of $72,507; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 35.8% of covered employment, average pay $63,402/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,420
- Median household income
- $52,935
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 25%.
Abbeville County has a population of 24,420, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.3%; Black residents 25.4%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,365; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 36% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 35.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Abbeville County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.6% in 2024, 66.1% in 2020, 62.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,461 individuals).