Jury Pool Profile
Clarendon County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Manning
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,043
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,986.
At a glance
Clarendon County is a 31,043-person venue. The county population is 51% White and 44% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,106, $19,401 below the SC state median of $72,507; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.6% of covered employment, average pay $41,746/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.26%, above the 4.7% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 30,986
- Median household income
- $52,401
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 51% / 44%.
Clarendon County has a population of 30,986, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 50.6%; Black residents 44.2%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,106; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 20.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.26%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Clarendon County was carried by the Republican candidate with 55.5% of the vote in 2024; the Republican candidate with 50.0% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 50.4% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (1,780 individuals).