Jury Pool Profile
York County, South Carolina
- County seat
- York
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 306,887
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 293,673.
At a glance
York County is a 306,887-person venue. The county population is 68% White and 18% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $94,037, $21,530 above the SC state median of $72,507; 39.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.6% of covered employment, average pay $62,300/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the 4.7% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 293,673
- Median household income
- $89,095
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 18%.
York County has a population of 293,673, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.1%; Black residents 18.4%. Independently, 7.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $94,037; 39.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 24,130 jobs; Education & health services, about 22,760, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the South Carolina state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
York County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.8% in 2024, 57.4% in 2020, 58.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (16,710 individuals).