Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Paris
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,896
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,412.
At a glance
Henry County is a 32,896-person venue. The county population is 87% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,189, $17,818 below the TN state median of $72,007; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.2% of covered employment, average pay $46,430/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,412
- Median household income
- $50,613
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 7%.
Henry County has a population of 32,412, with a median age of 45.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.7%; Black residents 6.6%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,189; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,645 jobs; Education & health services, 2,597, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.1% in 2024, 74.7% in 2020, 73.6% 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'). 3.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.4% 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 9.6% of the adult civilian population (2,496 individuals).