Jury Pool Profile
Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- County seat
- Kingstree
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,662
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,282.
At a glance
Williamsburg County is a 29,662-person venue. The county population is 33% White and 63% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,174, $26,333 below the SC state median of $72,507; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.5% of covered employment, average pay $47,320/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.84%, above the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,282
- Median household income
- $46,213
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 63%.
Williamsburg County has a population of 30,282, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 32.9%; Black residents 63.4%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,174; 17.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.84%, above the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Williamsburg County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.3% in 2024, 64.4% in 2020, 66.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (1,144 individuals).