Jury Pool Profile
Hardeman County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Bolivar
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,274
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,433.
At a glance
Hardeman County is a 25,274-person venue. The county population is 53% White and 38% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,433, $26,574 below the TN state median of $72,007; 12.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $50,805/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,433
- Median household income
- $46,069
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 53% / 38%.
Hardeman County has a population of 25,433, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.4%; Black residents 38.4%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,433; 12.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,740 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,663, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 26.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hardeman County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.6% in 2024, 57.2% in 2020, 53.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (1,586 individuals).