Jury Pool Profile
Lewis County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Hohenwald
- Judicial district
- 32nd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,487
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,992.
At a glance
Lewis County is a 13,487-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,426, $9,581 below the TN state median of $72,007; 10.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.9% of covered employment, average pay $50,002/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above 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
- 12,992
- Median household income
- $56,285
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Lewis County has a population of 12,992, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,426; 10.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 851 jobs; Education & health services, 813, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.72%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lewis County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.4% in 2024, 79.8% in 2020, 77.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (809 individuals).