Jury Pool Profile
Carter County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Elizabethton
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 57,361
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 56,712.
At a glance
Carter County is a 57,361-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,256, $20,751 below the TN state median of $72,007; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,170/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.76%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 56,712
- Median household income
- $50,135
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 2%.
Carter County has a population of 56,712, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.6%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,256; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.76%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carter County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 80.0% in 2020, 80.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (4,073 individuals).