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Jury Pool Profile

Obion County, Tennessee

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
30,570
Median household income
$53,102
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 24,503 80.2%
  • Black or African American alone 3,226 10.6%
  • Asian alone 69 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 34 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 40 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 675 2.2%
  • Two or more races 2,023 6.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,614 5.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

  • Under 18 6,728 22.0%
  • 18–24 2,319 7.6%
  • 25–44 7,367 24.1%
  • 45–64 7,895 25.8%
  • 65 and over 6,261 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
+0.15 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.7B
0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,932
Establishments
751

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 3,757 30.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,436 20.0%
  • Education & health services 2,229 18.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,293 10.6%
  • Professional & business services 634 5.2%
  • Public administration 587 4.8%
  • Construction 585 4.8%
  • Financial activities 425 3.5%
  • Other services 164 1.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 51 0.4%
  • Information 37 0.3%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
67.1%
Median gross rent
$770
Owner-occupied
8,402
Renter-occupied
4,114

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,900 votes cast

  • Republican 10,596 82.1%
  • Democratic 2,221 17.2%
  • Other / third-party 83 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,169 4.0%
  • German 61 0.2%
  • Tagalog 37 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 27 0.1%
  • Chinese 19 0.1%
  • Korean 6 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,516
Family households
7,668
61.3% of households
Married w/ children
5,882
Single-mother households
784
Veterans
1,486
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

74.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 18,411 59.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,313 7.5%
  • Black Protestant 1,412 4.6%
  • Catholic 826 2.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.5%
With a disability
21.8%
Bachelor's or higher
18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
27th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
2 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Dresden, Union City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
8.39 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Obion County, Tennessee to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.