Jury Pool Profile
Richland County, South Carolina
- Population
- 418,725
- Median household income
- $61,699
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
- White alone 172,815 41.3%
- Black or African American alone 198,151 47.3%
- Asian alone 12,154 2.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 915 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 407 0.1%
- Some other race alone 11,832 2.8%
- Two or more races 22,451 5.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 26,339 6.3%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Median age 34.2
- Under 18 90,813 21.7%
- 18–24 62,006 14.8%
- 25–44 113,080 27.0%
- 45–64 95,425 22.8%
- 65 and over 57,401 13.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 4.8%
- +0.16 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $37.4B
- 10.48% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $62,784
- Establishments
- 12,736
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 55,372 24.3%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 33,033 14.5%
- Professional & business services 32,037 14.1%
- Public administration 27,042 11.9%
- Financial activities 24,662 10.8%
- Leisure & hospitality 24,659 10.8%
- Manufacturing 12,206 5.4%
- Other services 6,905 3.0%
- Construction 6,749 3.0%
- Information 2,530 1.1%
- Natural resources & mining 892 0.4%
- Unclassified 2 0.0%
BLS QCEW 2024
- Home ownership
- 60.4%
- Median gross rent
- $1,185
- Owner-occupied
- 99,798
- Renter-occupied
- 65,510
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Principal employers by headcount
| # | Employer | Sector | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of South Carolina | State government | 32,085* |
| 2 | Prisma Health Midlands (formerly Palmetto Health) | Healthcare | 15,000* |
| 3 | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | Insurance | 10,998 |
| 4 | Lexington Medical Center | Healthcare | 6,557 |
| 5 | University of South Carolina | Higher education | 6,456 |
| 6 | Walmart | Retail | 5,800* |
| 7 | SC Department of Corrections | State government | 4,478 |
| 8 | SC Department of Social Services | State government | 4,272 |
| 9 | Richland County School District One (Richland One) | K-12 education | 4,265 |
| 10 | SC Department of Mental Health | State government / healthcare | 4,069 |
* Headcount is an estimate.
Source: Central SC Alliance (Central South Carolina) — Major Regional Employers database, as reported by The Post and Courier (Columbia) "Health, government biggest employers in Columbia, SC" (March 2026) and COLAtoday "Columbia, S.C.'s largest employers" (2020)
Political composition
2024 presidential · 182,411 votes cast
- Democratic 121,110 66.4%
- Republican 58,019 31.8%
- Other / third-party 3,282 1.8%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
91.1% speak only English at home
- Spanish 17,560 4.4%
- Other Indo-European 4,366 1.1%
- Other Asian/Pacific 1,838 0.5%
- Korean 1,795 0.5%
- Other 1,776 0.4%
- Chinese 1,751 0.4%
- German 1,681 0.4%
- French (incl. Cajun) 1,189 0.3%
- Tagalog 1,105 0.3%
- Arabic 888 0.2%
- Slavic languages 711 0.2%
- Vietnamese 520 0.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
- Households
- 165,308
- Family households
- 95,871
- 58.0% of households
- Married w/ children
- 62,566
- Single-mother households
- 14,748
- Veterans
- 30,279
- 9.5% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
56.6% overall adherence rate
- Evangelical Protestant 123,107 29.6%
- Mainline Protestant 38,798 9.3%
- Black Protestant 30,432 7.3%
- Catholic 25,888 6.2%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 16,450 4.0%
- Orthodox 900 0.2%
US Religion Census 2020
- Health insured
- 91.2%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 41.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Judges
- 6 (At-large Circuit Court judges elected to this circuit; vintage 2026 sccourts.org)
- Court seats
- Camden, Columbia
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
South Carolina statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 60
- 18.3 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 58
NHTSA FARS 2023