Jury Pool Profile
Hawkins County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Rogersville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 59,559
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 57,964.
At a glance
Hawkins County is a 59,559-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,842, $13,165 below the TN state median of $72,007; 16.2% 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, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $72,007/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 57,964
- Median household income
- $56,936
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Hawkins County has a population of 57,964, with a median age of 46.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.8%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,842; 16.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 28% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hawkins County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.0% in 2024, 82.2% in 2020, 80.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% 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, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (3,856 individuals).