Jury Pool Profile
McCormick County, South Carolina
- County seat
- McCormick
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,215
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,760.
At a glance
McCormick County is a 10,215-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 40% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,222, $10,285 below the SC state median of $72,507; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,647/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,760
- Median household income
- $55,798
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 40%.
McCormick County has a population of 9,760, with a median age of 59.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.1%; Black residents 40.1%.
The median household earns $62,222; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 740 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.45%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McCormick County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.9% in 2024, 51.9% in 2020, 50.8% 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'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (780 individuals).