Jury Pool Profile
Marlboro County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Bennettsville
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,488
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,975.
At a glance
Marlboro County is a 25,488-person venue. The county population is 39% White and 48% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,380, $27,127 below the SC state median of $72,507; 9.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $38,764/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.82%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,975
- Median household income
- $34,301
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 39%; Black: 48%.
Marlboro County has a population of 25,975, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.2%; Black residents 47.8%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,380; 9.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 30.2% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.82%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Marlboro County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.6% in 2024, 55.0% in 2020, 57.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (1,219 individuals).