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Jury Pool Profile

Bamberg County, South Carolina

Democratic +15 (2024)
Population
13,164
Median household income
$43,206
Unemployment
6.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,979 37.8%
  • Black or African American alone 7,880 59.9%
  • Asian alone 60 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 93 0.7%
  • Two or more races 127 1.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 223 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

  • Under 18 2,444 18.6%
  • 18–24 1,773 13.5%
  • 25–44 2,807 21.3%
  • 45–64 3,051 23.2%
  • 65 and over 3,089 23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.2%
+1.59 pp vs. state
County GDP
$510.4M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,983
Establishments
307

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,241 34.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 718 20.2%
  • Manufacturing 476 13.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 215 6.0%
  • Professional & business services 211 5.9%
  • Financial activities 162 4.6%
  • Public administration 158 4.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 154 4.3%
  • Construction 56 1.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.2%
Median gross rent
$794
Owner-occupied
3,408
Renter-occupied
1,184

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,694 votes cast

  • Democratic 3,245 57.0%
  • Republican 2,376 41.7%
  • Other / third-party 73 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 138 1.1%
  • Vietnamese 47 0.4%
  • Arabic 18 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,592
Family households
2,672
58.2% of households
Married w/ children
1,677
Single-mother households
361
Veterans
537
5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,576 26.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,066 15.5%
  • Black Protestant 490 3.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 237 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.7%
With a disability
17.7%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
55.97 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bamberg County, South Carolina to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.