Jury Pool Profile
Overton County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Livingston
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,787
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,065.
At a glance
Overton County is a 23,787-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,460, $15,547 below the TN state median of $72,007; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% 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 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $49,521/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.49%, below the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,065
- Median household income
- $48,959
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Overton County has a population of 23,065, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,460; 15.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.49%, below the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Overton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.7% in 2024, 78.9% in 2020, 73.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (938 individuals).