Jury Pool Profile
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Chesterfield
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,740
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,784.
At a glance
Chesterfield County is a 44,740-person venue. The county population is 60% White and 30% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,144, $19,363 below the SC state median of $72,507; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 30.7% of covered employment, average pay $65,206/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.33%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,784
- Median household income
- $49,235
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 60% / 30%.
Chesterfield County has a population of 43,784, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.4%; Black residents 30.1%. Independently, 5.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,144; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 30.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.33%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chesterfield County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.5% in 2024, 59.8% in 2020, 55.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (2,385 individuals).