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Jury Pool Profile

Dillon County, South Carolina

Republican +11 (2024)
Population
28,031
Median household income
$44,038
Unemployment
6.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,707 45.3%
  • Black or African American alone 12,807 45.7%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 647 2.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 605 2.2%
  • Two or more races 1,265 4.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 931 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.5

  • Under 18 7,124 25.4%
  • 18–24 2,367 8.4%
  • 25–44 6,738 24.0%
  • 45–64 6,950 24.8%
  • 65 and over 4,852 17.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.1%
+1.52 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.0B
0.29% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,958
Establishments
531

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,307 34.8%
  • Manufacturing 1,821 19.2%
  • Education & health services 1,208 12.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,019 10.7%
  • Professional & business services 348 3.7%
  • Financial activities 157 1.7%
  • Construction 102 1.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 95 1.0%
  • Other services 91 1.0%
  • Information 27 0.3%
  • Public administration 25 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
60.3%
Median gross rent
$692
Owner-occupied
6,385
Renter-occupied
4,202

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,861 votes cast

  • Republican 6,526 55.0%
  • Democratic 5,241 44.2%
  • Other / third-party 94 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 671 2.6%
  • Other 39 0.1%
  • Arabic 10 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 2 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,587
Family households
6,925
65.4% of households
Married w/ children
3,684
Single-mother households
1,420
Veterans
1,271
6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,630 41.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,999 7.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,348 4.8%
  • Catholic 434 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 296 1.0%
  • Orthodox 5 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.4%
With a disability
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
11.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Bennettsville, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
57.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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