Jury Pool Profile
Fentress County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Jamestown
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,322
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,309.
At a glance
Fentress County is a 20,322-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,626, $21,381 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 54.4% of covered employment, average pay $41,170/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,309
- Median household income
- $51,149
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Fentress County has a population of 19,309, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.9%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,626; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 54% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 54.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fentress County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.6% in 2024, 85.2% in 2020, 82.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 9.3% of the adult civilian population (1,430 individuals).