Jury Pool Profile
Benton County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Camden
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,183
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,006.
At a glance
Benton County is a 16,183-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,138, $15,869 below the TN state median of $72,007; 12.8% 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 employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.6% of covered employment, average pay $45,671/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,006
- Median household income
- $51,746
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Benton County has a population of 16,006, with a median age of 47.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.4%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,138; 12.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,002 jobs; Education & health services, 838, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 74.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% 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, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (873 individuals).