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Jury Pool Profile

McCormick County, South Carolina

Republican +17 (2024)
Population
9,701
Median household income
$55,344
Unemployment
5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,305 54.7%
  • Black or African American alone 3,993 41.2%
  • Asian alone 18 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 10 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 60 0.6%
  • Two or more races 315 3.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 58.7

  • Under 18 1,014 10.5%
  • 18–24 640 6.6%
  • 25–44 1,687 17.4%
  • 45–64 2,690 27.7%
  • 65 and over 3,670 37.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.5%
+0.87 pp vs. state
County GDP
$330.7M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,438
Establishments
304

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 460 22.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 253 12.3%
  • Other services 214 10.4%
  • Professional & business services 155 7.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 115 5.6%
  • Construction 110 5.3%
  • Manufacturing 103 5.0%
  • Financial activities 51 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 37 1.8%
  • Information 5 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
83.9%
Median gross rent
$666
Owner-occupied
3,445
Renter-occupied
662

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,153 votes cast

  • Republican 3,565 57.9%
  • Democratic 2,513 40.8%
  • Other / third-party 75 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 43 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 42 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 10 0.1%
  • German 4 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,107
Family households
2,641
64.3% of households
Married w/ children
2,123
Single-mother households
121
Veterans
808
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.6% overall adherence rate

  • Black Protestant 1,688 17.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,640 17.2%
  • Catholic 1,032 10.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 330 3.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 227 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.9%
With a disability
17.3%
Bachelor's or higher
23.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
11.51 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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