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Jury Pool Profile

Chester County, Tennessee

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
17,452
Median household income
$60,543
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,842 85.0%
  • Black or African American alone 1,713 9.8%
  • Asian alone 31 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 244 1.4%
  • Two or more races 591 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 546 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.8

  • Under 18 3,780 21.7%
  • 18–24 2,272 13.0%
  • 25–44 4,099 23.5%
  • 45–64 4,211 24.1%
  • 65 and over 3,090 17.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.64 pp vs. state
County GDP
$524.1M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,062
Establishments
325

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,452 36.4%
  • Manufacturing 690 17.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 567 14.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 485 12.2%
  • Public administration 271 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 127 3.2%
  • Financial activities 95 2.4%
  • Construction 23 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.6%
Median gross rent
$714
Owner-occupied
4,853
Renter-occupied
1,480

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,577 votes cast

  • Republican 6,206 81.9%
  • Democratic 1,286 17.0%
  • Other / third-party 85 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 335 2.0%
  • Arabic 99 0.6%
  • German 34 0.2%
  • Other 22 0.1%
  • Tagalog 20 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,333
Family households
4,429
69.9% of households
Married w/ children
3,276
Single-mother households
421
Veterans
845
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,679 44.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 688 4.0%
  • Black Protestant 278 1.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 203 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.7%
With a disability
10.8%
Bachelor's or higher
19.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
26th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
4 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Henderson, Jackson, Lexington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
14.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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