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Jury Pool Profile

Barnwell County, South Carolina

Republican +16 (2024)
Population
20,565
Median household income
$41,800
Unemployment
6.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,732 52.2%
  • Black or African American alone 8,897 43.3%
  • Asian alone 106 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 30 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 228 1.1%
  • Two or more races 572 2.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 576 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

  • Under 18 4,866 23.7%
  • 18–24 1,776 8.6%
  • 25–44 4,806 23.4%
  • 45–64 5,225 25.4%
  • 65 and over 3,892 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.1%
+1.48 pp vs. state
County GDP
$700.8M
0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,379
Establishments
427

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,356 27.9%
  • Manufacturing 970 19.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 956 19.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 413 8.5%
  • Professional & business services 149 3.1%
  • Construction 144 3.0%
  • Other services 142 2.9%
  • Financial activities 83 1.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 67 1.4%
  • Information 16 0.3%
  • Public administration 9 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.0%
Median gross rent
$695
Owner-occupied
5,758
Renter-occupied
2,349

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,803 votes cast

  • Republican 5,605 57.2%
  • Democratic 4,082 41.6%
  • Other / third-party 116 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 308 1.6%
  • Slavic languages 105 0.5%
  • Other 65 0.3%
  • German 57 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 51 0.3%
  • Tagalog 21 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 18 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,107
Family households
4,986
61.5% of households
Married w/ children
3,043
Single-mother households
990
Veterans
1,059
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 9,254 44.9%
  • Black Protestant 1,512 7.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 646 3.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 574 2.8%
  • Catholic 346 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.2%
With a disability
19.6%
Bachelor's or higher
12.8%

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
5
31.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Barnwell 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.