Jury Pool Profile
Meigs County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Decatur
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,186
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,343.
At a glance
Meigs County is a 14,186-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,354, $10,653 below the TN state median of $72,007; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 36.3% of covered employment, average pay $66,698/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,343
- Median household income
- $61,375
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 2%.
Meigs County has a population of 13,343, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.2%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,354; 13.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 36% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 36.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, 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.
Meigs County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.4% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 77.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (852 individuals).