Jury Pool Profile
Claiborne County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Tazewell
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,229
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,466.
At a glance
Claiborne County is a 33,229-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,212, $18,795 below the TN state median of $72,007; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% 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 32.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,437/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,466
- Median household income
- $49,379
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Claiborne County has a population of 32,466, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.2%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,212; 18.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 25.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Claiborne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.7% in 2024, 81.9% in 2020, 80.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (1,560 individuals).