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Jury Pool Profile

Benton County, Tennessee

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
15,948
Median household income
$50,435
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,754 92.5%
  • Black or African American alone 289 1.8%
  • Asian alone 145 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 47 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 85 0.5%
  • Some other race alone 25 0.2%
  • Two or more races 603 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 430 2.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.5

  • Under 18 3,314 20.8%
  • 18–24 1,095 6.9%
  • 25–44 3,163 19.8%
  • 45–64 4,590 28.8%
  • 65 and over 3,786 23.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+1.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$587.5M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,755
Establishments
381

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 959 22.5%
  • Education & health services 824 19.3%
  • Manufacturing 812 19.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 440 10.3%
  • Financial activities 304 7.1%
  • Public administration 301 7.1%
  • Construction 240 5.6%
  • Professional & business services 174 4.1%
  • Other services 91 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 77 1.8%
  • Information 42 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.7%
Median gross rent
$788
Owner-occupied
5,172
Renter-occupied
1,756

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,260 votes cast

  • Republican 5,886 81.1%
  • Democratic 1,317 18.1%
  • Other / third-party 57 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 86 0.6%
  • German 76 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 23 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 16 0.1%
  • Tagalog 11 0.1%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,928
Family households
4,222
60.9% of households
Married w/ children
2,978
Single-mother households
328
Veterans
820
6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,884 37.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,454 9.2%
  • Black Protestant 228 1.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 139 0.9%
  • Catholic 120 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.9%
With a disability
24.4%
Bachelor's or higher
12.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
24th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Camden, Decaturville, Huntingdon, Paris, Savannah

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
31.66 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Benton County, Tennessee to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.