Jury Pool Profile
Newberry County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Newberry
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 39,561
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 38,435.
At a glance
Newberry County is a 39,561-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 29% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,521, $7,986 below the SC state median of $72,507; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $66,923/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.53%, below the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 38,435
- Median household income
- $61,780
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 29%.
Newberry County has a population of 38,435, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.7%; Black residents 28.8%. Independently, 9.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,521; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.53%, below the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Newberry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.6% in 2024, 61.4% in 2020, 59.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (2,168 individuals).