Jury Pool Profile
Lauderdale County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Ripley
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,617
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,784.
At a glance
Lauderdale County is a 24,617-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 34% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,232, $18,775 below the TN state median of $72,007; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% 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 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,325/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,784
- Median household income
- $49,879
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 34%.
Lauderdale County has a population of 24,784, with a median age of 39.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.0%; Black residents 33.5%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,232; 12.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,586 jobs; Education & health services, 1,330, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lauderdale County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.1% in 2024, 63.3% in 2020, 56.3% 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'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,096 individuals).