Jury Pool Profile
Lancaster County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Lancaster
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 114,296
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 104,475.
At a glance
Lancaster County is a 114,296-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,171, $10,664 above the SC state median of $72,507; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 20.5% of covered employment, average pay $63,495/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 104,475
- Median household income
- $78,869
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 19%.
Lancaster County has a population of 104,475, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.7%; Black residents 19.3%. Independently, 7.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,171; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 21% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 20.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.85%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lancaster County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.8% in 2024, 60.8% in 2020, 60.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (6,257 individuals).