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Jury Pool Profile

Grainger County, Tennessee

Republican +74 (2024)
Population
23,929
Median household income
$51,351
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 22,978 96.0%
  • Black or African American alone 269 1.1%
  • Asian alone 34 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 41 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 112 0.5%
  • Some other race alone 35 0.1%
  • Two or more races 460 1.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 840 3.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.7

  • Under 18 4,732 19.8%
  • 18–24 1,641 6.9%
  • 25–44 5,355 22.4%
  • 45–64 7,094 29.6%
  • 65 and over 5,107 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$753.6M
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,454
Establishments
378

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,301 30.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 787 18.3%
  • Education & health services 687 16.0%
  • Construction 381 8.9%
  • Public administration 298 6.9%
  • Professional & business services 279 6.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 234 5.4%
  • Other services 158 3.7%
  • Financial activities 92 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 61 1.4%
  • Information 23 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.7%
Median gross rent
$726
Owner-occupied
7,525
Renter-occupied
2,041

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,130 votes cast

  • Republican 9,630 86.5%
  • Democratic 1,432 12.9%
  • Other / third-party 68 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 454 2.0%
  • Vietnamese 21 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 16 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 15 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%
  • Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,566
Family households
6,374
66.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,925
Single-mother households
408
Veterans
1,414
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,120 47.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 667 2.8%
  • Catholic 322 1.4%
  • Black Protestant 150 0.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.2%
With a disability
22.4%
Bachelor's or higher
14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Dandridge, Newport, Rutledge, Sevierville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
26.05 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Grainger County, Tennessee to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.