Jury Pool Profile
Hampton County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Hampton
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,174
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,254.
At a glance
Hampton County is an 18,174-person venue. The county population is 41% White and 53% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,822, $22,685 below the SC state median of $72,507; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% 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 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $52,203/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,254
- Median household income
- $44,711
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 53%.
Hampton County has a population of 18,254, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.1%; Black residents 52.6%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,822; 12.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 1,230, Trade, transportation & utilities about 1,170.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 13.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.97%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hampton County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.6% in 2024, 57.2% in 2020, 58.7% 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'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (983 individuals).