Jury Pool Profile
Bamberg County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Bamberg
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,796
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,042.
At a glance
Bamberg County is a 12,796-person venue. The county population is 38% White and 60% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,231, $27,276 below the SC state median of $72,507; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.7% of covered employment, average pay $46,496/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.06%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,042
- Median household income
- $44,370
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 60%.
Bamberg County has a population of 13,042, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 37.7%; Black residents 59.5%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,231; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.06%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bamberg County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.0% in 2024, 61.9% in 2020, 62.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (672 individuals).