Jury Pool Profile
Shelby County, Tennessee
- County seat
- Memphis
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 910,226
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 919,173.
At a glance
Shelby County is a 910,226-person venue. The county population is 34% White and 52% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,005, $7,002 below the TN state median of $72,007; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $74,964/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the 3.55% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 919,173
- Median household income
- $63,767
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This county: 52%.
Shelby County has a population of 919,173, with a median age of 35.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 34.0%; Black residents 52.4%. Independently, 8.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,005; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 30% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the Tennessee state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shelby County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.8% in 2024, 64.4% in 2020, 62.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (40,311 individuals).