Jury Pool Profile
Henderson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Lexington
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,518
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,980.
At a glance
Henderson County is a 28,518-person venue. The county population is 87% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,495, $13,512 below the TN state median of $72,007; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $46,116/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, 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
- 27,980
- Median household income
- $55,136
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 8%.
Henderson County has a population of 27,980, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.2%; Black residents 7.9%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,495; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, 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.
Henderson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 81.5% in 2020, 79.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (1,498 individuals).