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Jury Pool Profile

Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Republican +70 (2024)
Population
14,905
Median household income
$49,655
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,197 88.5%
  • Black or African American alone 815 5.5%
  • Asian alone 8 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 41 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 97 0.7%
  • Two or more races 747 5.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 495 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.9

  • Under 18 2,391 16.0%
  • 18–24 907 6.1%
  • 25–44 4,173 28.0%
  • 45–64 4,405 29.6%
  • 65 and over 3,029 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP
$361.5M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,862
Establishments
189

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 867 36.2%
  • Education & health services 456 19.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 244 10.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 169 7.1%
  • Construction 164 6.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 164 6.9%
  • Information 88 3.7%
  • Financial activities 87 3.6%
  • Professional & business services 80 3.3%
  • Manufacturing 50 2.1%
  • Other services 25 1.0%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.1%
Median gross rent
$779
Owner-occupied
3,808
Renter-occupied
1,004

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,191 votes cast

  • Republican 5,254 84.9%
  • Democratic 891 14.4%
  • Other / third-party 46 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 232 1.6%
  • German 136 1.0%
  • Other Indo-European 14 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 12 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
  • Other 11 0.1%
  • Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,812
Family households
3,670
76.3% of households
Married w/ children
2,818
Single-mother households
195
Veterans
913
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,641 17.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 319 2.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 90 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
82.5%
With a disability
24.4%
Bachelor's or higher
8.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
12th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Altamont, Dayton, Dunlap, Jasper, Pikeville, Winchester

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
55.94 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bledsoe 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.