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Jury Pool Profile

Smith County, Tennessee

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
20,196
Median household income
$62,799
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,344 90.8%
  • Black or African American alone 392 1.9%
  • Asian alone 110 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 19 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 295 1.5%
  • Two or more races 1,011 5.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 599 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

  • Under 18 4,520 22.4%
  • 18–24 1,496 7.4%
  • 25–44 5,041 25.0%
  • 45–64 5,818 28.8%
  • 65 and over 3,321 16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.28 pp vs. state
County GDP
$842.9M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,195
Establishments
418

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,205 23.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,036 20.6%
  • Education & health services 978 19.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 473 9.4%
  • Public administration 398 7.9%
  • Professional & business services 346 6.9%
  • Construction 310 6.2%
  • Financial activities 128 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 86 1.7%
  • Other services 68 1.3%
  • Information 11 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.5%
Median gross rent
$877
Owner-occupied
5,749
Renter-occupied
1,870

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,336 votes cast

  • Republican 7,655 82.0%
  • Democratic 1,595 17.1%
  • Other / third-party 86 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 390 2.0%
  • German 82 0.4%
  • Korean 68 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 60 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 28 0.1%
  • Other 17 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,619
Family households
5,502
72.2% of households
Married w/ children
4,457
Single-mother households
361
Veterans
1,011
6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,133 25.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,104 5.5%
  • Black Protestant 864 4.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.5%
With a disability
17.2%
Bachelor's or higher
17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Circuit Court
Judges
3 (Circuit Court judges per district; Chancery + Criminal Court judges separate; vintage 2026 tncourts.gov)
Court seats
Carthage, Gainesboro, Hartsville, Lafayette, Lebanon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Tennessee statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
25.52 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Smith 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.