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Jury Pool Profile

Chester County, South Carolina

Republican +17 (2024)
Population
32,177
Median household income
$51,216
Unemployment
5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,749 58.3%
  • Black or African American alone 11,596 36.0%
  • Asian alone 170 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 55 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 9 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 290 0.9%
  • Two or more races 1,308 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 877 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.2

  • Under 18 7,212 22.4%
  • 18–24 2,430 7.6%
  • 25–44 7,564 23.5%
  • 45–64 8,892 27.6%
  • 65 and over 6,079 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.7%
+1.13 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.8B
0.51% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,462
Establishments
671

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 3,567 34.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,193 21.1%
  • Construction 774 7.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 672 6.5%
  • Education & health services 406 3.9%
  • Professional & business services 383 3.7%
  • Other services 186 1.8%
  • Information 166 1.6%
  • Financial activities 140 1.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 110 1.1%
  • Public administration 6 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.9%
Median gross rent
$918
Owner-occupied
10,068
Renter-occupied
2,858

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,556 votes cast

  • Republican 9,030 58.0%
  • Democratic 6,353 40.8%
  • Other / third-party 173 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 264 0.9%
  • Vietnamese 91 0.3%
  • Other 46 0.2%
  • Chinese 21 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 12 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
  • German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,926
Family households
8,708
67.4% of households
Married w/ children
5,793
Single-mother households
974
Veterans
2,147
8.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 13,688 42.4%
  • Black Protestant 5,206 16.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,865 5.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 964 3.0%
  • Catholic 381 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.3%
With a disability
14.6%
Bachelor's or higher
13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
2 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Chester, Lancaster, Winnsboro

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
11
44.06 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
10

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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