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Jury Pool Profile

Newberry County, South Carolina

Republican +34 (2024)
Population
38,121
Median household income
$59,670
Unemployment
4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 23,394 61.4%
  • Black or African American alone 11,139 29.2%
  • Asian alone 180 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 86 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,320 3.5%
  • Two or more races 2,002 5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,403 8.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

  • Under 18 8,274 21.7%
  • 18–24 3,808 10.0%
  • 25–44 8,407 22.1%
  • 45–64 10,039 26.3%
  • 65 and over 7,593 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.6%
-0.02 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.0B
0.57% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,024
Establishments
928

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 4,645 32.3%
  • Education & health services 2,753 19.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,162 15.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,170 8.1%
  • Professional & business services 930 6.5%
  • Construction 808 5.6%
  • Public administration 551 3.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 453 3.2%
  • Financial activities 273 1.9%
  • Other services 216 1.5%
  • Information 28 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.4%
Median gross rent
$854
Owner-occupied
11,172
Renter-occupied
4,048

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,129 votes cast

  • Republican 12,067 66.6%
  • Democratic 5,841 32.2%
  • Other / third-party 221 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,490 6.9%
  • Other Indo-European 576 1.6%
  • Arabic 121 0.3%
  • Other 69 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 66 0.2%
  • German 29 0.1%
  • Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
15,220
Family households
10,369
68.1% of households
Married w/ children
7,298
Single-mother households
1,306
Veterans
2,019
6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.2% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 8,561 22.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 5,065 13.4%
  • Black Protestant 3,338 8.8%
  • Catholic 1,208 3.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,134 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.5%
With a disability
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
Court seats
Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
9
30.15 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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