Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Celina
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,821
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,670.
At a glance
Clay County is a 7,821-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,100, $23,907 below the TN state median of $72,007; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.3% of covered employment, average pay $43,608/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,670
- Median household income
- $39,972
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 3%.
Clay County has a population of 7,670, with a median age of 48.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 3.3%.
The median household earns $48,100; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 284 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 263, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.9% in 2024, 78.0% in 2020, 73.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Tagalog, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (473 individuals).