Jury Pool Profile
Madison County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Jackson
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 100,790
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 99,295.
At a glance
Madison County is a 100,790-person venue. The county population is 54% White and 36% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,628, $8,379 below the TN state median of $72,007; 26.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.3% of covered employment, average pay $62,641/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 99,295
- Median household income
- $60,042
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 54% / 36%.
Madison County has a population of 99,295, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.3%; Black residents 36.3%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,628; 26.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.88%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Madison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.5% in 2024, 55.7% in 2020, 56.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (5,235 individuals).