Jury Pool Profile
Decatur County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Decaturville
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,820
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,579.
At a glance
Decatur County is an 11,820-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,616, $18,391 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,303/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,579
- Median household income
- $45,375
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 3%.
Decatur County has a population of 11,579, with a median age of 45.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.5%; Black residents 2.7%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,616; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Decatur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.1% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (484 individuals).