Jury Pool Profile
Grainger County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Rutledge
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,739
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,266.
At a glance
Grainger County is a 25,739-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,222, $19,785 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.7% of covered employment, average pay $72,176/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,266
- Median household income
- $50,538
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Grainger County has a population of 24,266, with a median age of 47.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.5%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,222; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, 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.
Grainger County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.5% in 2024, 84.5% in 2020, 82.9% 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'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (1,300 individuals).