Jury Pool Profile
Haywood County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Brownsville
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,042
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,475.
At a glance
Haywood County is a 17,042-person venue. The county population is 43% White and 49% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,818, $18,189 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 31.5% of covered employment, average pay $83,106/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,475
- Median household income
- $50,472
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 49%.
Haywood County has a population of 17,475, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.3%; Black residents 49.0%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,818; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 31.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Haywood County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 49.8% in 2024, 53.9% in 2020, 54.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.9% of the adult civilian population (668 individuals).