Jury Pool Profile
Johnson County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Mountain City
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,718
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,196.
At a glance
Johnson County is an 18,718-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,816, $21,191 below the TN state median of $72,007; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% 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 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $49,413/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,196
- Median household income
- $53,129
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 5%.
Johnson County has a population of 18,196, with a median age of 46.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.9%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,816; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Johnson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.3% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 82.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 9.8% of the adult civilian population (1,481 individuals).