Jury Pool Profile
Perry County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Linden
- Judicial district
- 32nd Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,126
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,697.
At a glance
Perry County is a 9,126-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,337, $16,670 below the TN state median of $72,007; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.1% of covered employment, average pay $44,781/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.15%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,697
- Median household income
- $55,972
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Perry County has a population of 8,697, with a median age of 43.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,337; 14.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 444 jobs; Education & health services, 400, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.15%, 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.
Perry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.5% in 2024, 81.0% in 2020, 75.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Arabic. Veterans account for 9.6% of the adult civilian population (648 individuals).