Jury Pool Profile
Blount County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Maryville
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 143,820
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 139,333.
At a glance
Blount County is a 143,820-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,132, $6,125 above the TN state median of $72,007; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% 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 26.3% of covered employment, average pay $59,533/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 139,333
- Median household income
- $77,365
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 3%.
Blount County has a population of 139,333, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.3%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,132; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 26% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.97%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Blount County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.2% in 2024, 71.1% in 2020, 72.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (9,406 individuals).