Jury Pool Profile
Chester County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Henderson
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,994
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,611.
At a glance
Chester County is a 17,994-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,789, $7,218 below the TN state median of $72,007; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.4% of covered employment, average pay $43,823/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,611
- Median household income
- $59,341
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 9%.
Chester County has a population of 17,611, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.8%; Black residents 9.5%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,789; 22.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chester County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.9% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 78.9% 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'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (872 individuals).