Jury Pool Profile
Cocke County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Newport
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,889
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,813.
At a glance
Cocke County is a 37,889-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,830, $21,177 below the TN state median of $72,007; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $43,085/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.77%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,813
- Median household income
- $48,016
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Cocke County has a population of 36,813, with a median age of 45.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.8%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,830; 11.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,798 jobs; Education & health services, 1,775, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.77%, 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.
Cocke County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 81.8% in 2020, 80.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (2,398 individuals).