Jury Pool Profile
Sequatchie County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Dunlap
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,861
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,809.
At a glance
Sequatchie County is a 17,861-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,760, $6,247 below the TN state median of $72,007; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% 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 26.6% of covered employment, average pay $40,212/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,809
- Median household income
- $58,750
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Sequatchie County has a population of 16,809, with a median age of 44.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,760; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.6% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sequatchie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.7% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (1,156 individuals).