Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Dandridge
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 60,024
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 56,864.
At a glance
Jefferson County is a 60,024-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,911, $5,096 below the TN state median of $72,007; 20.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% 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 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $57,035/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 56,864
- Median household income
- $66,114
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 1%.
Jefferson County has a population of 56,864, with a median age of 44.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.6%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,911; 20.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.6% in 2024, 79.0% in 2020, 77.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.9% of the adult civilian population (4,087 individuals).