Jury Pool Profile
Hancock County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Sneedville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,075
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,852.
At a glance
Hancock County is a 7,075-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $41,664, $30,343 below the TN state median of $72,007; 10.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.5% of covered employment, average pay $42,356/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.23%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,852
- Median household income
- $34,960
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Hancock County has a population of 6,852, with a median age of 43.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.5%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,664; 10.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.1% 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 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.23%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hancock County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.0% in 2024, 86.4% in 2020, 82.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.8% of the adult civilian population (259 individuals).