Jury Pool Profile
Dillon County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Dillon
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,458
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,862.
At a glance
Dillon County is a 27,458-person venue. The county population is 45% White and 45% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,478, $25,029 below the SC state median of $72,507; 13.8% 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 employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 35.3% of covered employment, average pay $43,191/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.89%, 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
- 27,862
- Median household income
- $46,605
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 45%.
Dillon County has a population of 27,862, with a median age of 38.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.6%; Black residents 45.3%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,478; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 35% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 35.3% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.89%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Dillon County was carried by the Republican candidate with 55.0% of the vote in 2024; the Republican candidate with 50.2% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 49.9% 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, Arabic, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (1,002 individuals).